ANKARA
Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) has announced that there were 83,260 Syrians currently staying in Turkey after fleeing clashes in their country.
In a written statement released Tuesday, AFAD said that Syrians staying in Turkey were welcomed in Altinozu, Yayladagi, Reyhanli, Apaydin and Karbeyaz towns of the southern province of Hatay, in southern provinces of Sanliurfa (Ceylanpinar), Gaziantep (Islahiye) and Kilis.
AFAD said that Syrian citizens taking shelter in Turkey were provided with lodging, food, health services, security, social activities, education, religious services, translation services and communications.
AFAD said that a total of 122,874 entered Turkey and that 38,814 Syrians returned to Syria on their own will.
Currently, 11,678 Syrians are staying in Hatay, 13,745 in Gaziantep province (Nurdagi-Islahiye), 12,561 in Kilis, 29,696 in Sanliurfa province (Ceylanpinar), 10,670 in Kahramanmaras, 4,320 in Osmaniye, AFAD said.
590 Syrians, including 82 companions, are staying in various Turkish hospitals and receiving medical treatment, AFAD said.
Syrians are provided meal three times a day, AFAD also said.
