BÜLENT KILIÇ, TURKEY
SYRIAN-TURKISH BORDER: THROUGH BARBED WIRE
These pictures were taken by Turkish photographer Bülent Kiliç, who has been one of the most outstanding observers of the Syrian tragedy for many years. Between 13 and 15 June 2015, thousands tried to flee the fighting between Kurdish fighters and IS terrorists near the city Tal Abyad and to seek refuge in Turkey. Having taken in almost two million refugees already, Turkey, however, closed the border. Desperate refugees, among them many children, were looking for holes in the barbed wire, watched by grinning henchmen, pushed back by soldiers using water cannons and firing warning shots. In the end, though, many of the refugees made it through, mostly thanks to help from compassionate Turkish civilians.
How do such experiences burn into the minds and souls of children? When will they resurface? What power do they have over the children?
© Bülent Kiliç/AFP
UNICEF establishes child-friendly spaces in refugee camps so that children can get a piece of normality.
Curriculum Vitae: Bülent Kiliç (AFP, Agence France Presse)
