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Most of the teachers at the school in Kahramanmaraş are themselves refugees from Aleppo. The classes, which include English lessons, are held in rented apartments and homes. Instruction is geared to promoting tolerance. But these Syrian-run projects are up against growing hostility in Turkey. The 1.2 million Syrian refugees who fled here are increasingly seen as a burden on the state and skirmishes have broken out in Kahramanmaraş.