Syrian refugees' fabric showcased at London

By Tayfun Salci</p> <p>LONDON (AA) – Turkish Fashion Designer Zeynep Kartal's designs, prepared with the fabric woven by Syrian refugees in Turkey, were showcased at London Fashion Week on Saturday.</p> <p>Fashion followers show great interest in the designs, which were supported by the Turkish Presidency's Directorate of Communications. </p> <p>Kartal's 15 designs were showcased in the fall-winter collection section of the fashion occasion, which was also watched by Umit Yalcin, Turkey's Ambassador to London.</p> <p>Fahrettin Altun, Turkish presidency's communication director, hailed the fashion show on his social media account.</p> <p>Noting that Turkey was &quot;the largest refugee-hosting country in the world and provided hope for the downtrodden&quot;, he said the designs were co-created with Kartal and the Syrian women, who fled the war-ravaged Syria.</p> <p>Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on protesters with unexpected ferocity.</p> <p>Since then, hundreds of thousands of people are believed to have been killed and millions more displaced by the conflict.</p> <p>Turkey hosts more Syrian refugees than any other country in the world. Ankara has spent some $35 billion from its own resources to help and shelter refugees since the beginning of the Syrian civil war.