After the tragic death of the Syrian child, Aylan who was drowned with his brother in the sea, we reckoned to mobilise Syrian refugees in Turkey who want to seek refuge and settlement in Europe. They do not want to risk their lives and travel by sea or pay fortunes to smugglers, so we have decided to camp in Edrine city by the Greek borders to be allowed to get to Greece safely by buses. We launched this new campaign out of our despair and frustration. We can’t stay in Turkey all our life without any financial, medical and housing support. It has become too difficult to rent a room if you are a Syrian refugee or find any chance of work. I’m spending most of my time in the street.

Some Syrian refugees were actually able to get to Edrine but they were kicked out by the Turkish police. We want the whole world to hear our voice that we demand the Greece authorities open their land borders with Turkey and let us continue to Europe. We resolved to go on hunger strike to put more pressure on Turkish police to allow us to take buses to Edrine. We have been stuck in the garage for two days now. However, we are determined to keep going as we do not have any other choice.