I Am Here. Turkey.

Midyat Camp

37.4130342, 41.3937519

Built in 2013 for Yazidi Iraqis escaping the invasion of Sinjar by ISIS, and Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Closed in 2019.

“A wonderful place. We thank the Turkish government for receiving their Syrian brothers in this appropriate way.”
مكان رائع جدا نشكر الحكومة التركية على استقبال الاخوة السوريين بهذا الشكل اللائق

خالدسعيد بكار —

“I live in this camp, it’s like a prison.”
انا اعيش في هذا المخيم يشبه السجن

— KH 3

“I was a resident of this camp.”
كنت من المقيمين في الكمپ

— Hindreen Ali

Suruç Camp

37.0457787, 38.4840074

Built in 2015 for Syrian refugees from the city of Kobani. Closed in 2019.
Population: 24,822 (2018)

“The most beautiful camp in Turkey.”
أجمل مخيم في تركي

احمد الكريم —

“Hello”
هلاااااتتا

احمد درويش —

“The Suruj Camp is inhabited by Syrian refugees, between 20,000 and 35,000, most of them were residents of the city of Kobani.”
مخيم افاد سروج يقطنها لأجئون سوريين يصل عددهم بين 20 الف حتى 35 الف اغلبهم من سكان مدينة كوباني

حول العالم —

Nizip Camp

37.046752, 37.8952193

Built in 2012 for Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Population: 12,745 (2018)

“A place where we can live safely.”
مكان نعيش فيه بأمان

— Ghazi Moustafa

“It’s a really bad place. It’s like a prison in a secluded area of the world, a really bad place. I don’t recommend going there.”
مكان سيئ حقا انه شبيه بالسجن في منطقة معزولة عن العالم حقا مكان سيئ لا انصح بالذهاب هناك

المعرفةوالمتعة —

“I didn’t see any pleasure nor beauty in it.”
لم ارى فيها متعة وجمال

— Ziyad Hasan

Chamishku Camp

37.1736157, 42.666387

Built in 2014 for Yazidi Iraqis escaping the invasion of Sinjar by ISIS.
Population: 25,150 (2020)

“Summer is coming. No one can save us from the deadly sun but we will survive. The credit belongs to God.”

— Arshad Barjas

“I lived a lifetime in it.”
عشت عمرآ فيها

— Aswad Mahir

“I miss the good people, I miss my mother and my father.”
أنا مشتاق للناس الطيبين مشتاق الأم والأبي

— Bashdar Rasho

Osmaniye Camp

37.1356513, 36.2051965

Built in 2012 for Syrian refugees escaping the civil war.
Population: 12,418 (2020)

“A semi-open prison.”
مكان شبه سجن مفتوح

— Ibrahim Sleiman

“Please read my text please my brother is in Osmaniye refugee camp since 3 months we don’t have any contact with him someone told us he is there his name is Zubain Mamuzai please if anyone can find out if he is alive and he is there my number for contacting me 00447903426891”

— Zabiullah Zarifi

“Good but a little hot.”
جيدا ولكن الجو حار بعض الشيء

— Mostapha Ahmad