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A Syrian refugee sits on the street in Istanbul.

For some Syrian refugees in Turkey, begging is their only hope

April 17, 2014Development & Education

There are literally millions of Syrians living as refugees around the Middle East. About 1 million of them are living in Turkey, where many have decided to take to begging on the streets to make ends meet. But they’re not always getting a friendly welcome.