14-01-2021
Mohamad Alhayek
Just over a decade ago, Mohamad Yumn Alhayek’s plans for the future seemed clear-cut: graduate from the University of Aleppo as a trained physiotherapist; find a job; start a family. But the war that erupted in 2011 turned his life and the lives of millions of other Syrians upside down.
Mohamad did indeed graduate from university but was forced to flee and build a new life from scratch. He found refuge and safety in Turkey, and managed to obtain a work permit. Today Mohamad is employed by the Refugee Health Training Centre in Kucukcekmece, Istanbul, which provides primary health services to Syrian refugees in Turkey.