Turkey builds thousands of homes for displaced in Syria's Idlib
by DAILY SABAH WITH AAJan 29, 202112:14 pm +03 +03:00
Turkey has built thousands of homes for displaced Syrians in northwestern Syria's Idlib province.
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The province’s population has swelled to 3.75 million people since the civil war started in the country. Before the conflict, it stood at around 1.5 million.
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Many of the displaced especially flocked to the area near the Turkish border after the Bashar Assad regime attacks began in late 2019.
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A campaign to help the displaced in Idlib was launched by Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) in early 2020 to build housing in the area.
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In a little over a year $136 million was amassed with the help of a dozen Turkish humanitarian and relief organizations.
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The effort aims to build more than 50,000 houses in Idlib by June this year.
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People already live in or are being moved into 17,500 of these homes.
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Turkey officially hosts 3.65 million Syrian refugees – the most in the world.
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In order to put an end to the further flow of refugees to the country, Turkey escalated efforts to establish peace in northern Syria.
