The printing house of Salahaddin al Nasiri was destroyed, and his equipments were burnt out. He says he is going to stay in Turkey until the problems are solved in Syria.
Salahaddin al Nasiri Abu Kenan: I live in Aleppo, Syria. I have two children. I graduated from high school, and I make my living from printing business.
ORSAM: Could you tell us about your life before the civil war in Syria, what you went through during the civil war and the reasons why you came to Turkey?
Salahaddin al Nasiri Abu Kenan: During the civil war when Jaish al-Hur (Free Syrian Army) seized the control of the area where my printing house is located, it was constantly bombarded by air. My working place in basement was entirely destroyed due to the Barrel Bombs. Only two families had left the building to immigrate, but others were in the building and they were either killed or severely injured during the bombardment. As I was at home, located two kilometers away from the building, during the bombardment; I saw the wreckage after the attack. My only source of income and capital was destroyed because of a barrel bomb. All of my equipments were destroyed.
There is no pitched battle in the area, the Assad forces do not fight manly tooth for tooth. Wherever Jaish al-Hur is, that area is bombarded by air. So that the people are forced to immigrate, thus the aids to be provided for Jaish al-Hur are prevented.
In Aleppo, where electricity and water is cut off, bakeries are bombarded, vegetable and fruit is obtained with lots of difficulties, I also went through many problems and pain like many other people in the city. Like everyone else, I brought two blankets, a carpet and a couple of stuff in my car, left home and started to look for a way out of Aleppo. First of all, I went to neighboring villages and then to Idlib. I arrived in Hatay with some savings and rent an apartment in Reyhanlı.
I had a peaceful life before, but now I am a poor refugee here. I am going to stay in Turkey until I find a way out.
* This interview was made by Feyyat Özyazar in Reyhanlı district of Hatay, on 25 November 2012.
