A Syrian couple started a business in their Istanbul kitchen

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Samar al-Mallah and her husband Youssef Alozon are refugees from Damascus now living in Turkey. The Syrian couple started a business selling home cooked meals through a WhatsApp group in Istanbul – and it’s taken off. Durrie Bouscaren tells their story.

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