Syrian aid grinds to halt as Turkey cracks down on foreign NGOs
International aid organisations are operating in an escalating climate of fear in south Turkey, as Ankara suspends operating licenses, arrests and deports workers and complicates already labyrinthine government regulations. International non-governmental organisations (INGOs) in south Turkey have "come to a standstill", according to one aid worker interviewed by MEE. The crackdown means INGOS are increasingly unable to operate vital aid programmes to hundreds of thousands of refugees, both in Turkey […]
