In the Istanbul district of Esenyurt, during the Muslim holiday of Eid, a skinny Syrian boy counted his friends on his fingers.

“Vedat... Serkan... Sefa... Emre,” Mohammed said, listing off the Turkish names with pride during a visit to the local Syrian-owned cafe and butchery with his father.

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