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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

Children’s programs are active in 34 different places in total, including 21 TACs, 10
community centers, 2 mobile child friendly areas and 1 child protection center.

Mobile child friendly areas are mobile activity zones where comprehensive educational
and recreational activities take place to reach school-aged Syrian children and youth
under temporary protection who are living in urban areas rather than TACs.

to increase the resilience and integration capacities of Syrian children aged 4-18 and
reestablish stability and continuity in their lives. The mobile child friendly areas consist
of trailers and semi-trailers. Both Syrian and Turkish children can take advantage of
mobile child friendly areas.

(Source: Anadolu News Agency)

As of August 1, 2017, a total of 215,124 children have benefited from the 1,155,549
activities offered since 2013.
XIII. Services Provided for the Disabled and Elderly

Care for disabled and elderly refugees who came to Türkiye due to events in their country,
can be carried out in MFSP’s elder care institutions; services are available periodically or
continuously according to the needs of the individual. Within this scope, there are 140
nursing homes and elder care and rehabilitation centers and 41 senior living facilities as
well as daycare facilities and home care services for the elderly. No fees are charged to
elderly refugees who do not have income. Services provided for the disabled by MFSP

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