At least 130,000 Syrians have flocked to Türkiye in the past few days to escape the Islamic State attack.
At least 130,000 Syrians have flocked to Türkiye in the past few days to escape the Islamic State attack.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus warned that the number of Syrian refugees crossing the country’s border may increase further but affirmed that Ankara was ready to react to `this worst scenario`.
Turkish soldiers stand guard as a Syrian boy limply carries items in a bulging bag at the border in the town of Suruc on September 20.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus warned that the number of Syrian refugees crossing the country’s border may increase further but affirmed that Ankara was ready to react to `this worst scenario`.
Turkish soldiers stand guard as a Syrian boy limply carries items in a bulging bag at the border in the town of Suruc on September 20.
Al Jazeera quoted Mr. Kurtulmus as saying that the rush of immigrants to Türkiye is `not a natural disaster` but `a man-made disaster.`
Women and children waited tiredly at the border in Suruc town on September 20.
Al Jazeera quoted Mr. Kurtulmus as saying that the rush of immigrants to Türkiye is `not a natural disaster` but `a man-made disaster.`
Women and children waited tiredly at the border in Suruc town on September 20.
A Kurdish girl holds her baby and looks up at Turkish police as she crosses the border between Türkiye and Syria in Sanliurfa province on September 20.
A Kurdish girl holds her baby and looks up at Turkish police as she crosses the border between Türkiye and Syria in Sanliurfa province on September 20.
The man in the photo is waiting after crossing the border near the town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, Türkiye, on September 21.
The man in the photo is waiting after crossing the border near the town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, Türkiye, on September 21.
Syrian children with dirty faces and dirty clothes clutched packets of biscuits as they crossed the border.
Syrian children with dirty faces and dirty clothes clutched packets of biscuits as they crossed the border.
A disabled woman in a wheelchair struggled to cross the border in Sanliurfa province, Türkiye on September 20.
A disabled woman in a wheelchair struggled to cross the border in Sanliurfa province, Türkiye on September 20.
Syrian baby receives a glass of water from an adult after long days of waiting in hunger, thirst and fatigue.
Syrian baby receives a glass of water from an adult after long days of waiting in hunger, thirst and fatigue.
The elderly tried to drag themselves along with their children and grandchildren to evacuate to Türkiye.
The elderly tried to drag themselves along with their children and grandchildren to evacuate to Türkiye.
Kurds throw stones at Turkish soldiers during a clash near the border after the Turkish government closed the border in the town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province on September 21.
Kurds throw stones at Turkish soldiers during a clash near the border after the Turkish government closed the border in the town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province on September 21.
After fleeing Syria, refugees slept in the yard of a factory near the border on September 22.
After fleeing Syria, refugees slept in the yard of a factory near the border on September 22.
Syrian children sleep in ruined houses near the border between Syria and Türkiye after fleeing villages captured by Islamic State militants.
Syrian children sleep in ruined houses near the border between Syria and Türkiye after fleeing villages captured by Islamic State militants.
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