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Alaa, 29, applied for Turkish language and medical secretary training courses provided in Harran University Continuous Education and Implementation Center (GAPTAEM) by UNDP, in cooperation with GAP Regional Development Administration with the financial support of the Government of Japan. She now works as the sole Arabic translator and helps over 20 patients daily to express themselves in either with words or artisanry, whose tools such as sewing, string art or drawing are regularly used in the center.