I Am Here. Turkey.

Midyat Camp

37.4130342, 41.3937519

Built in 2013 for Yazidi Iraqis escaping the invasion of Sinjar by ISIS, and Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Closed in 2019.

“A wonderful place. We thank the Turkish government for receiving their Syrian brothers in this appropriate way.”
مكان رائع جدا نشكر الحكومة التركية على استقبال الاخوة السوريين بهذا الشكل اللائق

خالدسعيد بكار —

“I live in this camp, it’s like a prison.”
انا اعيش في هذا المخيم يشبه السجن

— KH 3

“I was a resident of this camp.”
كنت من المقيمين في الكمپ

— Hindreen Ali

Suruç Camp

37.0457787, 38.4840074

Built in 2015 for Syrian refugees from the city of Kobani. Closed in 2019.
Population: 24,822 (2018)

“The most beautiful camp in Turkey.”
أجمل مخيم في تركيا

احمد الكريم —

“The Suruj Camp is inhabited by Syrian refugees, between 20,000 and 35,000, most of them were residents of the city of Kobani.”
مخيم افاد سروج يقطنها لأجئون سوريين يصل عددهم بين 20 الف حتى 35 الف اغلبهم من سكان مدينة كوباني

حول العالم —

“Hello”
هلاااااتتا

احمد درويش —

Nizip Camp

37.046752, 37.8952193

Built in 2012 for Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Population: 12,745 (2018)

“A place where we can live safely.”
مكان نعيش فيه بأمان

— Ghazi Moustafa

“It's a really bad place. It's like a prison in an secluded area of the world, a really bad place. I don't recommend going there.”
مكان سيئ حقا انه شبيه بالسجن في منطقة معزولة عن العالم حقا مكان سيئ لا انصح بالذهاب هناك

المعرفةوالمتعة —

“I didn't see any pleasure nor beauty in it.”
لم ارى فيها متعة وجمال

— Ziyad Hasan

Osmaniye Camp

37.1356513, 36.2051965

Built in 2012 for Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Population: 12,418 (2020)

“A semi-open prison.”
مكان شبه سجن مفتوح

— Ibrahim Sleiman

“Please read my text please my brother is in Osmaniye refugee camp since 3 months we don’t have any contact with him someone told us he is there his name is Zubain Mamuzai please if anyone can find out if he is alive and he is there my number for contacting me 00447903426891”

— Zabiullah Zarifi

“Good but a little hot.”
جيدا ولكن الجو حار بعض الشيء

— Mostapha Ahmad

Adana Camp

37.0425837, 35.4900726

Built in 2013 for Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Population: 21,414 (2020)

“Do the camp official have a telephone number if so can somebody help me get the number please”

— Zoni Shaikh

“I want to help one of the refugee
Name Yasmina Abdel Hassan
Kindly let me know the procedure.”

— Faisal Jakson

“This is where I live.”
هذا المكان الذي اسكن فيه

— خالد الصالح Khaled Al Saleh