SANLIURFA, Turkey
"Turkey always supported us and maintained its assistances before and after the war."
Necmettin Ahmet has been living in the camp of Suruc in southeastern Turkey for seven months.
Like many Syrian Kurds who fled clashes between Daesh and Kurdish groups in the northern Syrian town of Kobani, he expresses his gratitude towards Turkey.
And like many Syrian Kurds, he now finds himself in the temporary Suruc accommodation center, Turkey's biggest refugee camp, which can host 35,000 people, and which has been established in the Suruc district of the southeastern Sanliurfa province.
"May Allah bless Turkish people. Hopefuly, we will return back to our country one day," says Nevide Muslim. "Our patients receive treatment easily in Turkey's healthcare organizations. I don't know how to thank Turkey enough."
"Turkey protected us at these difficult times. If Turkey did not help us, we would be wretched with our children," adds Aziz Berkel. "Turkey fulfills all our needs."
Berkel recalls the dozens of people who were killed unmercifully at sahur time (pre-dawn Ramadan meal) during the latest clashes in Kobani.
"Daesh attacked us during holy Ramadan. We want Daesh to go back where it came from as soon as possible," he says.
"What Daesh do doesn't comply with Islam. A Muslim does not do this to another Muslim," added Ahmet.
Nearly two dozens of people were killed and at least 130 others wounded as Daesh militants mounted an early-morning attack in Kobani with two bomb-laden vehicles and subsequent clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and the extremist group.
The ongoing clashes mark the second bout between Kurdish forces and Daesh after the town was overrun by the extremist group last September.
"All of the people who were injured in last week's clashes are treated in hospitals in Sanliurfa. We will never forget Turkey's assistances," says Berkel.
New figures released Saturday by the Turkish government have claimed that Turkey has sent nearly 2,000 vehicles with humanitarian aid to people in Kobani since Sep. 19, 2014.
The Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), the Turkish Red Crescent and many other public institutions are also involved in welcoming Syrian refugees.
Turkey shares an estimated 900-kilometer border with Syria, with about 13 border crossings. Some on the Syrian side are now under Daesh’s control, including Tal Abyad in the Raqqa province.
More than 1.7 million registered Syrian refugees were taken in byTurkey since the start of the conflict in Syria in 2011, according to the UNHCR.
