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Politics
A Flood of Refugees Tests Turkey’s Tolerance
Citizens complain about a lack of jobs, low wages, and higher rents.
As warplanes bombed his Syrian hometown of Aleppo, factory-owner Amer Hadri stepped on the gas pedal of his silver BMW 5 series and made for the safety of Turkey.
Six years later, Hadri is a respected businessman in his adopted homeland. The 40-year-old exports production-line machinery for chips and snacks as well as packaging machines to 42 countries around the world, all bearing the label “Made in Turkey.”