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Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in Turkey

  • Written by Deina Abdelkader, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Refugees awaiting municipal bread distribution in Akcakale, Turkey, Oct. 20, 2019. Three-quarters of the Syrian refugees in Turkey are women and children. AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan isn’t limiting his assault on neighboring Syria to attacking Kurdish troops that run the country’s northern region. He...

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