MALATYA - The tents set up by AFAD and containing Malatya people were written "Turkish" at the entrance, while the tents where the Syrians were sheltered were given numbers.

 

1.74 million Syrian refugees live in 11 cities where great destruction occurred due to the Maraş-centered earthquake. Refugees displaced after the destruction face racist attacks as well as housing problems. So much so that while the Syrians who were under the rubble summarized the extent of racism by stating that they did not ask for help in “Arabic” so that their identities would not be known, information is coming that a discriminatory attitude is displayed against Syrians while aid is being distributed.

 

"Turk" was written on the tents of the Malaty people, who were settled in the tent city established by AFAD in the center of Malatya. The tents where the Syrian refugees stayed were numbered. "Turk" was written on some tents in the tent city, which was established by AFAD in the Nation's Garden and where Syrians and Meletians were sheltered, under the supervision of soldiers. While the citizens who stayed in a tent with "Turkish" written on the entrance consisted of Malatya people, only numbers were given to the tents where Syrian families were in.

 

MA / Dilgeş Ruvanas