Table 2.

Number of news stories in newspapers between March 11 and August 20, 2020

	News stories about Syrian refugees in Turkey				TOTAL
Name of the newspaper	Access to healthcare during the pandemic	Portrayal as a source of problem	Socio-economic issues and/or smuggling of refugees	Acclaim for Turkey’s policies and/or Criticism of the EU, the West & opposition parties
Sabah	–	–	4	22	26
Sözcü	2	6	2	1	11
Hürriyet	1	2	7	11	21
Posta	–	–	2	1	3
Türkiye Gazetesi	2	1	3	13	19
Milliyet	–	4	9	15
Akşam	–	–	–	12	12
Yeni Şafak	1	–	2	12	15
TOTAL	6	13	29	87	135