Turkey-Syrian Integration Project

Turkey launches project to help Syrian children fit into local community

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Istanbul, Turkey - May 25, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Melissa, Azize, students of Fevzi Danis Primary School, walking in school
2. Students giggling
3. Melissa, Azize playing volleyball
4. Melissa, Azize in class
5. Students in class
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Azize, student, Fevzi Danis Primary School:
"Melissa helps me especially in math studies. Some questions require a lot of problem solving, so she helps me complete them."
7. Students walking in school
8. Portrait of Turkish former president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk; Turkey's national flag
9. Various of students in class
10. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Muhammed Ozdemir, psychological counselor, Fevzi Danis Primary School (partially overlaid with shots 11-12):
"The process is not just for Syrians to adapt to the culture here, we are aiming to live united as a community, so while doing this, just as they learn our culture, we are trying to learn theirs, and create friendships. This is what we encourage our students and their parents to do as well."
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11. Students writing on board
12. Students playing at playground
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13. Various of students playing at playground
14. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Faruk Yalcin, headmaster, Fevzi Danis Primary School (partially overlaid with shots 15-16):
"Such a mass migration needs to be managed well. If it is managed badly, in the coming years this could be damaging for our country. Therefore, we are trying to solve potential problems from their roots. We are starting to solve them from the beginning - primary schools, that’s why this is important."
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15. Pedestrian on street
16. Students playing at playground
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17. Various of pedestrian on street

Storyline




The Turkish government has launched a project in primary schools to help Syrian children who are seeking asylum with their families to better integrate into local Turkish communities.

Ten-year-old Melissa from Turkey and her best friend Azize from Syria are both students at the Fevzi Danis Primary School located in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, which is home to the highest number of refugees in the city.

The school is participating in a European Union funded project called the Promoting Integration of Syrian Children into the Turkish Education System or "PICTES." There are some 3,000 children studying at this school and about 10 percent are Syrian.

Melissa and Azize are part of the project. The two always walk hand in hand and they also help out each other with homework.

"Melissa helps me especially in math studies. Some questions require a lot of problem solving, so she helps me complete them," said Azize.

Syrians who attend one of the thousands of PICTES schools have to receive Turkish lessons first, as language and communication are key components to integration.

"The process is not just for Syrians to adapt to the culture here, we are aiming to live united as a community, so while doing this, just as they learn our culture, we are trying to learn theirs, and create friendships. This is what we encourage our students and their parents to do as well," said Muhammed Ozdemir, a psychological counselor from Fevzi Danis Primary School.

The school also puts a lot of focus on art and sports projects as well.

Officials said refugee children are also coping with the trauma from war.

"Such a mass migration needs to be managed well. If it is managed badly, in the coming years this could be damaging for our country. Therefore, we are trying to solve potential problems from their roots. We are starting to solve them from the beginning - primary schools, that’s why this is important," said Faruk Yalcin, headmaster of Fevzi Danis Primary School.

But the problem is not an easy one to solve. There are more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey now and not all Turks are as welcoming as they were during the beginning of the war eight years ago.

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  • ID : 8111659
  • Dateline : May 25, 2019
  • Location : Istanbul,Turkey
  • Category : education
  • Duration : 2'27
  • Audio Language : Turkish/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2019-05-26 14:07
  • Last Modified : 2019-05-26 18:19:00
  • Version : 2
  • ID : 8111659
  • Dateline : 25 مايو 2019
  • Location : إسطنبول,تركيا
  • Category : education
  • Duration : 2'27
  • Audio Language : التركية/الصوت الطبيعي
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2019-05-26 17:53
  • Last Modified : 2019-05-26 18:19:00
  • Version : 2

Turkey-Syrian Integration Project

Turkey launches project to help Syrian children fit into local community

Dateline : May 25, 2019

Location : Istanbul,Turkey

Duration : 2'27

  • English
  • العربية


Istanbul, Turkey - May 25, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Melissa, Azize, students of Fevzi Danis Primary School, walking in school
2. Students giggling
3. Melissa, Azize playing volleyball
4. Melissa, Azize in class
5. Students in class
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Azize, student, Fevzi Danis Primary School:
"Melissa helps me especially in math studies. Some questions require a lot of problem solving, so she helps me complete them."
7. Students walking in school
8. Portrait of Turkish former president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk; Turkey's national flag
9. Various of students in class
10. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Muhammed Ozdemir, psychological counselor, Fevzi Danis Primary School (partially overlaid with shots 11-12):
"The process is not just for Syrians to adapt to the culture here, we are aiming to live united as a community, so while doing this, just as they learn our culture, we are trying to learn theirs, and create friendships. This is what we encourage our students and their parents to do as well."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
11. Students writing on board
12. Students playing at playground
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
13. Various of students playing at playground
14. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Faruk Yalcin, headmaster, Fevzi Danis Primary School (partially overlaid with shots 15-16):
"Such a mass migration needs to be managed well. If it is managed badly, in the coming years this could be damaging for our country. Therefore, we are trying to solve potential problems from their roots. We are starting to solve them from the beginning - primary schools, that’s why this is important."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
15. Pedestrian on street
16. Students playing at playground
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
17. Various of pedestrian on street




The Turkish government has launched a project in primary schools to help Syrian children who are seeking asylum with their families to better integrate into local Turkish communities.

Ten-year-old Melissa from Turkey and her best friend Azize from Syria are both students at the Fevzi Danis Primary School located in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, which is home to the highest number of refugees in the city.

The school is participating in a European Union funded project called the Promoting Integration of Syrian Children into the Turkish Education System or "PICTES." There are some 3,000 children studying at this school and about 10 percent are Syrian.

Melissa and Azize are part of the project. The two always walk hand in hand and they also help out each other with homework.

"Melissa helps me especially in math studies. Some questions require a lot of problem solving, so she helps me complete them," said Azize.

Syrians who attend one of the thousands of PICTES schools have to receive Turkish lessons first, as language and communication are key components to integration.

"The process is not just for Syrians to adapt to the culture here, we are aiming to live united as a community, so while doing this, just as they learn our culture, we are trying to learn theirs, and create friendships. This is what we encourage our students and their parents to do as well," said Muhammed Ozdemir, a psychological counselor from Fevzi Danis Primary School.

The school also puts a lot of focus on art and sports projects as well.

Officials said refugee children are also coping with the trauma from war.

"Such a mass migration needs to be managed well. If it is managed badly, in the coming years this could be damaging for our country. Therefore, we are trying to solve potential problems from their roots. We are starting to solve them from the beginning - primary schools, that’s why this is important," said Faruk Yalcin, headmaster of Fevzi Danis Primary School.

But the problem is not an easy one to solve. There are more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey now and not all Turks are as welcoming as they were during the beginning of the war eight years ago.

ID : 8111659

Published : 2019-05-26 14:07

Last Modified : 2019-05-26 18:19:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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