During its participation in a conference concerning the refugees issue held by Science Faculty of Istanbul University; the “Turkish Organization in solidarity with Palestine FIDDER” demanded to allow the Palestinian-Syrians to enter Turkey legally the same like their fellow Syrian refugees, this came on the lips of its director “Mohammad Mushienish” who highlighted the suffering of the Palestinian-Syrians while his speaking about the historical context of the Palestinian refugees case since 1948’s Nakba.
Mr. Mushienish also mentioned the international laws pertaining to refugees issue explaining how injustice it was in regards of their long term sufferings, refusing to limit their issue into food and daily needs.
It is noteworthy that the approximate number of Palestinian-Syrians in Turkey, according to unofficial census, estimated at 6000-8000 refugees and distributed in Turkish province as follows: 69% of refugees live in Southern provinces like Mersin, Kilis, Hatay, Rehanli, and Orfa, while 24% live in Istanbul and 5% live in other provinces as mentioned in the AGPS’ last semi-annual report in August 2015.