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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser

The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried

Turkey Syria Refugees - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence between forces from Bashar Assad ’s government and a patchwork of rebel groups.

But the Syrian president’s ouster this month has led many in Turkey to argue that the refugees have no reason to stay, part of the global backlash against migration. Some Syrians are panicking about returning to a devastated nation.

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