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Syrian refugees recount harassment, abuse in Turkey

Syrian refugees in Turkey are living in constant fear among rising attacks, while the Turkish government increases restrictions on them.

A youth breaks a window as men smash up shops and homes believed to be owned by Syrian families.
A youth breaks a window as men smash up shops and homes believed to be owned by Syrian families during unrest in Ankara, on Aug. 12, 2021, overnight. — STR/AFP via Getty Images

Fear is rising among Syrian refugees in Turkey amid growing hate speech and murder targeting them.

Istanbul alone witnessed within a month two separate killings of two young Syrians. The young men’s bodies were moved to Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. 

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