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Syrians, most of whom are women and children, try to survive by taking refuge in secure regions after fleeing incidents in Syria.
Thousands of Syrians, who have had to leave their homes due to bombardments and clashes, try to survive in a region close to the Turkish border.
Syrians who settled near Atme town at the Turkish border after escaping from the cities of Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Homs and Latakia have to live in tents erected with the assistance of the Turkish Red Crescent Aid Society and their own means.
More than 13,000 Syrians struggle to stay alive in 1,500 tents erected under olive trees.
Children happen to be the group mostly affected by the difficult conditions Syrians have to live under as they try to meet daily needs with the support of the Turkish Red Crescent Aid Society and other aid organizations.
Syrian children have to fight against serious illnesses as they are not well fed and can not warm up sufficiently in tough winter conditions.
The majority of the Syrian children, who have been living under olive trees for the past almost four months, can not even find clothes or shoes. Having lost parents and relatives, Syrian children have to fight against freezing cold by being barefoot and without living their childhood as their peers do in other corners of the world.
Children at a very early age, despite all the difficulties and not being aware of what is happening, never stop smiling.
Syria's barefoot children wait for the days when the incidents in Syria would end and when they can run and play as their peers as they go to bed hungry at night.
Reporting by Cem Genco
