File Name: 2015-07-09-Turkey-Four-Million-Refugees-YT

UNHCR Title: Turkey – Four Million Refugees File Name: 2015-07-09-turkey-four-million-refugees-YT Location: Suruc refugee camp, Turkey Date Aired:09 July, 2015 Language: Nat/English Source: Fikret Komurcu/ Warda Al-Jawahiry Date Shot: 10, 11, 12 February, 2015 Duration: 1,30 Format: 16:9

Background

As Syrian refugee numbers close on 4 million, many families and bright young people in camps across the region wonder about their future prospects. Ivra is 13 years old, she had a great life back home in Kobani, Syria. She was a top student who loved sports and reading English literature. One day the conflict reached her school and home and changed her life forever. The fluent English speaker is now one of many refugees who fled to Turkey. She lives in the country's biggest refugee camp.

00:05 Various of parents and family sitting in tent

00:18 Clip, Ivra, Syrian refugee (English):

“Before we come to Turkey, we were sitting in the home and there was a lot of explosion outside. The next day I went to school with my friends. When we entered to the school, there was bombing, a bomb fell in the school and then we were so scared, we left schools and went to our homes from that day I didn’t went to school.”

00:32 Ivra's Parents looking

00:36 Statistics over footage of Syrians crossing Turkey

00:46 Clip, Ivra, Syrian refugee (English):

“I felt happy I am going to see another country, but on the other hand I felt sad that I am going to leave my home, leave my room. My room is the place of my inspiration and everything, it was hard for me to leave my room. I was singing in my room. I was holding the comb and singing.”

01:13 Statistics over footage of Ivra in Suruc refugee camp in Turkey

01:25 Various of Suruc camp in Turkey