For many Syrian refugees, fleeing to Europe isn't the answer Asylum-seekers in Turkey say they want to see Assad routed and to return home By Derek Stoffel, CBC News Posted: Sep 15, 2015 11:00 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 15, 2015 1:31 PM ET Many Syrian refugees have found work, such as this produce vendor, across the border in Turkey and don't want to uproot to Europe. Others are sticking around because they hope to return to their nearby homes once the Syrian civil war ends. -- * Government creates emergency relief fund to aid Syrian crisis victims * Refugee crisis brings out best and worst in Europe: Nahlah Ayed * Refugee crisis makes for strange sights on Lesbos: Margaret Evans * Thousands more refugees to arrive in Hungary in next 10 days: UN * Syrian refugee crisis: Quebec triples number of refugee sponsorships * Refugee crisis: Stephen Harper rejects proposed meeting with political rivals -- regime show no sign of falling. And as the battles between government forces, ISIS and more secular Syrian rebel groups continue, so does one of the largest migrations since the Second World War. More than half of Syria's prewar population of 21 million has fled the fighting; eight million are displaced inside of Syria. Four million have left the country all together. Syrian refugee sells produce in Kilis, Turkey -- across the border to Kilis, into a neighbourhood where nearly all the residents are Syrian asylum-seekers. (Derek Stoffel/CBC) That mass exodus has changed cities such as Kilis. Its 90,000 Turkish residents are now eclipsed by the estimated 100,000 Syrians who live in Kilis, many in small, dirty apartments where men, women and children sleep on thin foam mattresses on concrete floors. Wadat al-Moustafa has a television in her apartment but cannot turn it -- Syrian refugees who have little choice but to remain in Turkey. Moustafa's brother-in-law recently made the treacherous journey to Europe and is now living in Germany. The mother of two says that's all her 11-year-old daughter, Nour, has been talking about recently. "I want to leave here and go to Germany. We've heard that ISIS is going to become more dangerous here in Turkey in the coming days, so it will be safer for us to go to Germany," Nour said, surrounded by her -- Latest Video * Iran releases detained U.S. sailors Iran releases detained U.S. sailors 1:20 Video shows 10 navy members who were held overnight before being let go * Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece 1:17 Ship carrying over 1,000 people lands in port of Piraeus * Obama on the threat of ISIS Obama on the threat of ISIS 1:30 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S * 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 1:27 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S Advertisment Most Viewed * Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier read comments * Iran's quick release of American sailors applauded by John Kerry read comments * Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says read comments * South Korea fires warning shots after spotting suspected drone from North read comments * Pakistan polio vaccination centre suicide bombing kills 15 read comments Right Communications -- Don't Miss * canada dollar loonie Canadian dollar will drop to 59 cents US in 2016, Macquarie forecasts * Obama State of Union Analysis Barack Obama delivers 'peppery and partisan' final state of the union address * A3 e-tron NAIAS 2016 NAIAS 2016: Detroit car show models are watching you right back * Powerball Jackpot Powerball lottery: 5 things Canadians need to know * John Tory and Justin Trudeau Updated Trudeau praises Toronto's response to Syrian refugee resettlement * Les Deux Alpes map Updated Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier * Kevin O'Leary New Kevin O'Leary tries to trump Rachel Notley, saying she's 'bankrupt' of ideas * Predicting the 2016 Oscar nominees Analysis Oscar nominations 2016: CBC's Eli Glasner predicts the finalists * TURKEY-BLAST/ Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says * Transport trucks lined up in Nipigon, Ont., winter Nipigon River Bridge delays slow $100M of goods shipped daily * canadian powerball ticket holder Powerball lottery: Questions about legitimacy of online ticket brokers not stopping Canadians * Oil and gas Oklahoma fracking lawsuit Oil prices Who wins, who loses when oil drops below $30 * CANADA/ RRSPs Selling your house in retirement: What not to do * winter storm 2016 Atlantic winter weather causes widespread outages, cancellations * Oilpatch Outlook 20151028 Analysis Seeking a political scapegoat for plunging oil: Don Pittis Explore CBC -- CBC gem logo Radio-Canada ©2016 CBC/Radio-Canada. All rights reserved Visitez Radio-Canada.ca