The Syrian &amp;#8220;guests&amp;#8221; of Istanbul | Tanya Talaga
They beg on the street corners with their Syrian passports open so passersby don&rsquo;t confuse them with Roma.
Others crowd the congested, winding streets of Istanbul in their luxury cars with Syrian license plates.
Outside of the 220,000 refugees from Syria living in temporary camps lining the southern border, no one knows exactly how many displaced Syrians are living inside Turkey&rsquo;s major cities, but estimates place the number at between 500,000 and 1 million people.
Syrian refugee family in Turkey &amp;#8216;trying to leave this miserable life&rsquo;
They can be found all over Istanbul, a sprawling metropolis of more than 14 million.
FULL ARTICLE (The Toronto Star)
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