Multilingual bookstore in Istanbul builds a bridge between Syrians and Istanbulites
LILA HASSAN
ISTANBUL
Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria in 2011, Turkey has come to host more than 1 million Syrian refugees. Moreover, the crises in Iraq have pushed the numbers of Arabic-speaking refugees up even higher around the country. Yet, in Istanbul, the cultural capital of Turkey where an estimated 350,000 Syrian refugees currently reside, literature catering to the Arab population isn't as prevalent as it should be.
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