9月29日VOA聽力：土耳其當地人對敘利亞移民覺得不滿
Melek Uzum moved into this two-bedroom apartmentwhen her son was one year old.
Now that her three children are older, the space feelstoo small.
She wants to move to a bigger place but cannotafford it.
The influx of Syrian migrants has driven the rents inher neighborhood higher.
“There's an apartment across the street for 800 liras.
There's a basement right here they are renting for 600 liras.
They've driven the rent up so we can no longer afford it.”
Her landlady, who has stopped by, is eager to chime in.
She has her own grief with Syrians.
“Syrians are getting good money from our government but not locals.
My mother is very poor.
She's old. She gets very little money from the government.”
She says she will never rent her apartment to a Syrian because many families move in togetherand, she says, would destroy it.
The landlady's daughter describes how it bothers her that Syrian beggars touch her when theyask for money.
In another Istanbul neighborhood, a newlywed couple is getting ready to welcome guests.
The husband works in the textile industry.
He complains about Syrians driving wages down.
“After the Syrians came, income for the locals declined, and life became expensive.
The rent of 500 became 1000.”
Such feelings of resentment against Syrians are rising among low-income Turks, particularly inIstanbul.
Turkey has seen a huge influx of migrants over the last four years and low-income housing,and low-paying jobs, have faced the biggest impact.
The grievances are so far limited.
But if Syrian migrants continue to arrive in Turkey in larger numbers, the tension among localsand their new foreign neighbors may very well increase.
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