European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office
More than 850,000 refugees in Turkey to get debit cards for aid
More than 850,000 refugees will receive special debit cards by August financed by the European Union and implemented by the Turkish Red Crescent, according to European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) in Turkey.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Saturday, ECHO head Jane Lewis said the target was to access over a million refugees by September.
Over 800,000 Syrian children to be integrated into Turkish education system
Children who have fled war-torn Syria will be integrated into Turkey's official education system and the government is focusing on Turkish language learning for Syrian students.
Around 133,400 Syrian students are currently enrolled in public schools run by the Education Ministry, but there are nearly 832,000 school age children between 6 and 18 years old in Turkey.