The following brief article appeared
in our local Turkish
newspaper today. I couldn’t find it in Hürriyet's English edition, so
I’m supplying a translation:
Izmir’s Basmane
neighbourhood has long been a sanctuary for fugitives from countries like
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia seeking refuge from civil war. They have now
been joined by Syrians hoping to escape from poverty in their own land.
Living in unsanitary conditions, the only hope for these
Syrians desperate to put food in their stomachs is aid from humanitarian organisations
operating in the area. Women with children, and men, wait in separate lines
with empty yoghurt containers for the arrival, every day at 12.00, of a minibus
with İnsan Der[1]
written on the side. Every day the numbers of people waiting for food
increases and the amount available for each is less. The food
distributed with a little bread is their sole hope of sustenance. Families of
five or six return home with one ladleful of food and a portion of bread.
We all should be thankful to Allah for what He had given to us, look at these refugees, standing there for food for long time. Thanks for sharing this post with us
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