ANKARA,— Kobani Crisis Coordination released a statement, claiming that the government only helped with the lodging of 10,000 refugees from the Kurdish city Kobani in Syrian Kurdistan who came to Turkey in the past three months and left the remaining 180,000 to municipality and other local groups. Report Ekurd
5 camps
Currently, 11,000 refugees are being hosted in 5 camps under Kobani 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 Kobani are being hosted by the local population in the greater Suruç district area in Turkish Kurdistan. 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: Adiyaman (7,500), Diyarbakir (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 Kobani 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.
“In addition to the fact that the government makes on efforts for 180,000 refugees from Kobani, 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.”