(26 Jun 2018) Syrian refugees living in Istanbul have expressed concern they will be deported following the re-election of Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan won over 52 percent of the vote in the presidential race, and Syrians living in the country say they fear they may be sent back to their home country.
Turkey is home to a large number of Syrian refugees and Erdogan's policies have been welcoming until recently.
But both Erdogan and opposition party leaders announced during the election campaign plans to start sending Syrians back to their country.
Many living the city have settled in jobs and started businesses, and though they wish to return, they still believe it is simply too dangerous.
"It is definitely impossible to ask them to abandon their own businesses and leave the country out of a sudden," said one refugee, Ayman Ali El-Shaikh, a 25-year-old Computer Sciences student and consultant:
Since the conflict started in Syria back in 2011, Turkey's Erdogan has been host to around three million Syrian refugees.
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