Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 100 000 October 15, 2012 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of Syrian refugees housed in camps in southern Turkey has exceeded 100 000, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said on Monday, Oct 15, a level beyond which Ankara had previously said it would struggle to accommodate more, according to Today’s Zaman. AFAD said in a statement there were now 100 363 Syrians at more than a dozen camps in Turkish provinces along the border. Turkey earlier signaled that it would weigh plans to establish a safety zone within Syrian territory if it is faced with a massive influx of refugees. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said in August that Turkey would not accept more than 100 000 refugees and that the creation of a buffer zone could be necessary to contain a refugee flow onto its soil. Partner news  Top stories Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Angelina Jolie to play her mother in biopic? Marcheline Bertrand, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007 aged just 56, like her daughter devoted herself to humanitarian causes. |
