Syrians continue to enter Turkey

The increasing turmoil in Syria has resulted in more of the populace heading for Turkey. Officials said recently more than 8,500 are living in tent camps set up by Turkish authorities.

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Newly arrived Syrian refugees walk to their tents in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli in Hatay province on June 23. Syrian troops massed near the Turkish border, witnesses said on Thursday, raising tensions with Ankara as President Bashar al-Assad uses increasing military force against a popular revolt. Witnesses said hundreds of terrified refugees crossed into Turkey to escape an army assault. Syrian troops stormed the village of Managh, nine miles south of the border and just north of the commercial hub of Aleppo, according to residents.

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Syrian refugee boys carry water bottles at a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Yayladagi in Hatay province on June 23.

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Cars carrying Syrian refugees drive after they entered Turkey at the border zone between Syria and Turkey, near the Turkish village of Guvecci, in Hatay, on June 23. Hundreds of displaced Syrians poured into Turkey after Syrian troops backed by tanks entered a border zone where thousands fleeing bloodshed had been camping in squalid conditions.

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Turkish soldiers raise their national flag at a border post on the Turkish-Syrian border in the village of Guveccy in Haty province on June 23, 2011. Syrian troops backed by tanks entered a border zone, sending hundreds of people fleeing into Turkey, as protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule hit the 100 day mark. Some 600 displaced people broke through the barbed wire marking the frontier and advanced into Turkish territory on a road used by Turkish border guards, a few kilometres (miles) from the Turkish village of Guvecci. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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June 18, 2011

A shepherd boy runs to his sheep on a street near a refugee camp in Yayladagi, Turkey.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

June 18, 2011

Syrian refugees arrive on a minibus at a refugee camp in Yayladagi, Turkey.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

June 18, 2011

A Syrian refugee child plays in a refugee camp.

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June 18, 2011

A Syrian refugee, left, chats with a Turkish relative standing behind a fence.

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June 17, 2011

Mohamed, a Syrian refugee, who asked to be identified only by his first name, holds one of his sons while speaking to The Associated Press near Guvecci, Turkey.

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June 16, 2011

A Syrian refugee boy touches the window of a minibus that ferries him and others to a camp after crossing into Turkey, near the village of Guvecci, Turkey, on the Syrian border, Thursday, June 16, 2011. At least 150 more refugees crossed into Turkey on Thursday afternoon, increasing the number of refugees to more than 9,000. They were quickly ferried to the refugee camp in the town of Yayladagi. Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood celebrity and goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees is expected to visit the refugees in Turkey on Friday afternoon, the UNHCR said Thursday.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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June 13, 2011

A Syrian refugee walks in the tent compound in Boynuyogun, Turkey, near the Syrian border. According to Turkey's Foreign Ministry the number of Syrians who fled their country seeking refuge in Turkey climbed to nearly 6.000, prompting Turkish authorities to start building a fourth tent compound in the border area.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

June 13, 2011

Syrian refugees are seen in a tent compound in Boynuyogun, Turkey, near the Syrian border. Turkey has given sanctuary to fleeing Syrians since the uprising against the regime began in mid-March, nearly all of them in the past week from the area around Jisr al-Shughour.

Selcan Hacaoglu / AP

June 13, 2011

A Syrian woman is seen in a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Boynuegin in Hatay province.

Osman Orsal / Reuters

June 12, 2011

A Syrian woman carries two children in a refugee camp in Yayladagi, Turkey, near the Syrian border.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

June 12, 2011

Syrian refugees wait for medical checkup at the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of the Turkish city of Hatay, near the Syrian border.

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June 12, 2011

A Syrian refugee waits for medical assistance on a bed in a field hospital set up by the Turkish Health Ministry in a camp in Yayladagi,Turkey, near the Syrian border. Syrian forces launched a crackdown on the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, fueling fears that the clashes could spark a further influx of refugees toward Turkey.

Selcan Hacaoglu / AP

June 11, 2011

Syrian refugee children at a warehouse being used as shelter near the Syrian border at Hatay, Turkey.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

June 10, 2011

Syrian refugees arrive at a camp set up by the Turkish Red Crescent in the Turkish town of Altinozu in Hatay province.

Burhan Ozbilici / AP

June 11, 2011

The scene at a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Yayladagi in Hatay province. Terrified Syrians continued to stream into Turkey, crowding into refugee camps teeming with mostly women and children.

Osman Orsal / Reuters

June 11, 2011

Syrian refugee boys play at a warehouse used as a shelter near Hatay, Turkey.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

June 10, 2011

Syrian refugees converse at a camp set up by Turkish Red Crescent in the Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province.

Burhan Ozbilici / AP

June 10, 2011

A Syrian refugee looks through a bus window as he arrives at a Turkish Red Crescent camp in the town of Altinozu, Turkey.

Burhan Ozbilici / AP

June 10, 2011

Syrians mourners attend the funeral service of an anti-regime protester near the Turkish village of Guvecci. The protester was killed by police gunfire during an anti-government demonstration in Jisr al-Shughour, Syria.

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June 9, 2011

Turkish soldiers stand as a group of Syrians wait inside Syria for authorization to enter Turkey near the Turkish village of Guvecci in Hatay province. Turkey said Wednesday it would open the border to Syrians fleeing violence.

Burhan Ozbilici / AP

June 9, 2011

Turkish soldiers and a medical staff wait for Syrian refugees on the border near the Turkish village of Guvecci in Hatay.

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June 9, 2011

Syrian refugees in a camp set up by the Turkish Red Crescent in Yayladagi, Hatay province.

Selcan Hacaoglu / AP

June 9, 2011

Syrian refugees at the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of Turkish city of Hatay, near the Syrian border.

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June 9, 2011

Syrian refugees seen in a camp set up by the Turkish Red Crescent in the Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province.

Selcan Hacaoglu / AP

June 9, 2011

A group of Syrians look toward Turkey with Turkish soldiers in the foreground as they wait for the authorization to cross the border near the village of Guvecci in Hatay province, Turkey.

Burhan Ozbilici / AP

June 9, 2011

Syrian refugee women chat at the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of Turkish city of Hatay, near the Syrian border.

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June 8, 2011

Syrian refugees leave on minibuses at the Yayladagi Turkish Red Crescent camp near the Turkish city of Hatay. Some 120 Syrian refugees crossed over into Turkey late on June 7. Another 160 followed on June 8, bringing to at least 550 the number to enter the country in recent days.

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June 8, 2011

Syrian refugees leave on minibuses at the Yayladagi Turkish Red Crescent camp near the Turkish city of Hatay.

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June 8, 2011

Syrian refugees walk beside tents at the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of Turkey, close to the city of Hatay, near the Syrian border.

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June 8, 2011

Refugees wait to enter Turkey at the border with Syria near the Turkish city of Hatay.

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June 8, 2011

Syrian refugees walk beside tents at the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of Turkey, close to the city of Hatay.

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June 8, 2011

A view of a Syrian refugee camp in the Yayladagi district of the Turkish city of Hatay.

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June 5, 2011

Turkish medics remove one of four injured Syrians from an ambulance as they were brought to Hatay.

Ismihan Ozguven / AP

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