“The Government Didn’t Help 180,000 Refugees From Kobane”

Kobane Crisis Coordination released a statement, claiming that the government only helped with the lodging of 10,000 refugees from Kobane  who came to Turkey in the past three months and left the remaining 180,000 to municipality and other local groups. 

5 camps 

Currently, 11,000 refugees are being hosted in 5 camps under Kobane Crisis Coordination. 

The coordination officials said that the government’s ongoing efforts to build a refugee camp with a capacity of 32,000 people occupied their sixth camp’s space with a capacity of 11,000 people. 

On the other hand, it was reported that around 42,000 refugees from Kobane are being hosted by the local population in the greater Suruç district area. It was also reported that the coordination is sending out supplies to around 69,200 refugees in the southeastern province of Urfa. 

The distribution of refugees according to cities is as follows: Adıyaman (7,500), Diyarbakır (11,000), Malatya (3,000), Batman (3,000), Mardin (4,000), Antep (4,500), Antalya (1,800), Hatay (1,000).

“AKP must account for the spending of international aids”

“The government’s aid agency, AFAD, didn’t help these 180,000 refugees from Kobane at all. The international to AFAD wasn’t used for AFAD.

The coordination also urged Justice and Development Party (AKP) to account for the spending of international aids with detailed listings. 

No co-pay in treatments 

“In addition to the fact that the government makes on efforts for 180,000 refugees from Kobane, an explanation must be made. On the other hand, 20 percent co-pay in hospital treatment must be ended immediately. The obligatory migration urges the realization of an extended aid policy and projects." (NV/BM)

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