Syrian Refugees in Turkey Gripped by Fear, Hunger - Voice of America
The family’s two-room apartment slants downhill, and there is no running water.
Three-year-old Zaineb is crying from hunger. The girl hasn’t eaten all day, says her mother, Ismahan, as she rolls rice into grape leaves for what will be the family’s evening meal.
Eight people including Ismahan’s two children are crowded into the tiny apartment and an abandoned shelter nearby. The rent is only $30, very cheap for Istanbul, but they haven’t paid in two months.
“The landlord says he will kick us out if we don’t pay,” says Ismahan. “He doesn’t like Syrians.”
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