"Open your hearts to our Syrian
brothers,’’ an appeal by the Turkish commission for Education, Culture and
Human relief.
The
Commission has opened shop which sells clothing and other staples in
very cheap prices to donate the outcome of this charity to the Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to
Zaman Alwasl reporter in Istanbul.
The project
curator said that central shop will open next Friday in Eminonu district.
The number
of Syrian refugees in Turkey has exceeded 600,000 and more than 400,000 of them
are living outside refugee camps, according to the Turkish disaster management
agency.
Turkey,
which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria, is a strong critic of
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a main supporter of the rebels fighting
against him.
It has said
it will maintain its "open door" policy to those fleeing the Syrian
civil war, now in its third year, although it has closed border crossings from
time to time following clashes near the frontier, according to Reuters.
About
200,000 Syrians were living in 21 refugee camps, mainly near cities near the
border, Aydogdu said, while the rest chose to live in rented accommodation
outside the camps.
Prime
Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in August Turkey has already spent around $2
billion sheltering the refugees. The United Nations expects another 2 million
Syrians to become refugees in 2014 and 2.25 million more to be displaced within
the country.
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