The Syrian refugees who escaped the ongoing bloody war in their home country and have taken refuge in various parts of Turkey but have not been placed in a refugee camp are experiencing abject conditions, with children particularly at great risk.
Halil İbrahim Bahar from the Ankara Strategy Institute states that Syrian children are at greater risk than Turkish children on the street because of the hardships associated with the language barrier and living in a different country. According to Bahar, the greatest risk is the possibility that these children may be used by clandestine organizations.