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Refugees
2011
4
Apr
The first group of refugees consisting of 252 people enter Turkey from Syria. Turkey implements an open-door policy in favor of refugees.
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Refugees
2012
13
Sep
Special Representative to the United Nations and actress Angeline Jolie visits the container refugee area of the Syrian refugees in Oncupinar. After the visit, Jolie said: “(The) Turkish government has established this extraordinary camp with generosity. The camp is very impressing. I haver never seen another camp like this in anywhere else. I am going to share this whereever I go.”
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Refugees
7
Dec
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits a refugee camp in Islahiye. Ban Ki-Moon expresses his appreciation for Turkey’s generosity and hospitality towards the refugees.
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Refugees
2013
4
Apr
The Law on Foreigners and International Protection is enacted.
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Refugees
23
Oct
The Council of Ministers declares that 500 Syrian refugees who pass the proficiency examination for Turkish will be exempted from school tuition and scholarship will be paid by the Prime Ministry in 2014/2015 session.
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Refugees
2014
1
Jan
The number of shelter centers goes up to 14 in January 2013, and later to 22 in January 2014.
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Refugees
4
Apr
The Law on Foreigners and International Protection is enacted. The law determines the situation of the refugees in Turkey as “temporary protection” and includes articles to elucidate the legal status of the refugees. Turkey welcomes the Syrian citizens as “guests” and refuses to deport them until the condition in Syria returns to normal.
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Refugees
19
Apr
43,197 people are operated and the necessary care is provided for 11,249 birth-givings.
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Refugees
19
Apr
With 16 tent cities and six container cities there are totally 22 shelters, in Adana, Adiyaman, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Mardin, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa. 33,620 tents and 11,909 containers are in the service of refugees who came to Turkey from Syria.
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Refugees
1
Sep
Ministry of National Education of Turkey issued a circular letter to provide education for the foreigners living in Turkey. The circular emphasized that according to the laws in Turkey each and every child living in Turkey has the right to benefit from primary and middle school education freely. Thus Syrian children who fled Syria are given the right to enroll in public schools and education centers.
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