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TURKEY PLEDGES TO HELP SYRIA'S ASSYRIANS
BIAnet.org, Turkey
Feb 25 2013
AKP Interim Chairperson Numan Kurtulmuş received representatives
from Turkey's major Assyrian Christian associations on the matter of
improving the living conditions of roughly 400 Assyrian Christians
who fled from the civil war in Syria.
Mehmet Halis İŞ 25 Şubat 2013, Pazartes
AKP Interim Chairperson Numan Kurtulmuş received representatives
from Turkey's major Assyrian Christian associations on the matter of
improving the living conditions of roughly 400 Assyrian Christians
who fled from the civil war in Syria.
The meeting took place in Mardin province on Friday with the
participation of Mardin governor Veysel Dalmaz and various
representative from Assyrian associations including Evgil Turker,
Tuma Celik, Bessam İshak and Sait Melki.
"Our demands to improve the conditions of Assyrian refugees located in
Turkey and Syria have been accepted by the government," Evgil Turker,
chairperson of Assyrian Associations Federation, said.
"There are 1,5 million Assyrians living in various cities in Syria. We
demanded help for the people in Aleppo. The government pledged to
create a safe corridor to supply food to Syria's Assyrians."
Turker added that even though Mardin and Şırnak provinces were
unavailable for immigration under normal circumstances, exceptions
have been made for Syria's Assyrians.
"Assyrian refugees thrive in poor conditions in Turkey. Most of them
had to leave their homes, others fled from their poor conditions in
Syria. We told officials about the human crisis, they promised to do
their best,"
Gebro Tokgoz, an Assyrian politician, said. (MHİ/NV/BM)
http://bianet.org/english/world/144647-turkey-pledges-to-help-syrias-assyrians
BIAnet.org, Turkey
Feb 25 2013
AKP Interim Chairperson Numan Kurtulmuş received representatives
from Turkey's major Assyrian Christian associations on the matter of
improving the living conditions of roughly 400 Assyrian Christians
who fled from the civil war in Syria.
Mehmet Halis İŞ 25 Şubat 2013, Pazartes
AKP Interim Chairperson Numan Kurtulmuş received representatives
from Turkey's major Assyrian Christian associations on the matter of
improving the living conditions of roughly 400 Assyrian Christians
who fled from the civil war in Syria.
The meeting took place in Mardin province on Friday with the
participation of Mardin governor Veysel Dalmaz and various
representative from Assyrian associations including Evgil Turker,
Tuma Celik, Bessam İshak and Sait Melki.
"Our demands to improve the conditions of Assyrian refugees located in
Turkey and Syria have been accepted by the government," Evgil Turker,
chairperson of Assyrian Associations Federation, said.
"There are 1,5 million Assyrians living in various cities in Syria. We
demanded help for the people in Aleppo. The government pledged to
create a safe corridor to supply food to Syria's Assyrians."
Turker added that even though Mardin and Şırnak provinces were
unavailable for immigration under normal circumstances, exceptions
have been made for Syria's Assyrians.
"Assyrian refugees thrive in poor conditions in Turkey. Most of them
had to leave their homes, others fled from their poor conditions in
Syria. We told officials about the human crisis, they promised to do
their best,"
Gebro Tokgoz, an Assyrian politician, said. (MHİ/NV/BM)
http://bianet.org/english/world/144647-turkey-pledges-to-help-syrias-assyrians