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Turkey Releases Refugees from Quarantine Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Heather Murdock

   ISTANBUL - After more than two weeks of forced quarantine, hundreds of
   refugees in Turkey have been released haphazardly in recent days, with
   many being left on the streets in locked down coastal areas.

   Thousands more are expected to be let go in the coming days and weeks.

   "A bus dropped us off near the coast," said Samer Alahmad, 45, a Syrian
   refugee and father of four. "The driver told us to go find a boat to
   Greece."

   But what Alahmad found was more refugees. They were sleeping outdoors
   in the middle of a 48-hour coronavirus lockdown.

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