Number of Syrians in Turkey at 194,908

Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced Friday that there were 194,908 Syrians currently staying in Turkey after fleeing clashes in their country. In a written statement release, AFAD reminded that they set up 5 tent cities in Hatay, 2 in Sanliurfa, 3 in Gaziantep and one each in Osmaniye, Kahramanmaras, Adana and Adiyaman and one container city each in Kilis, Sanliurfa and Gaziantep. AFAD said that Syrian citizens taking shelter in Turkey over a year were provided with lodging, food, health services, security, social activities, education, religious services, banking, translation services and communications. It was said that 309,205 Syriansfled to Turkey so far and 114,297 of them returned to Syria. Syrian citizens are provided meal three times a day, AFAD also said.