abu ali's mother is too old to make the dangerous trip.he is staying behind with other relatives. >> narrator: hala has hired a driver to take her and the children to the turkish border. the only way out of the city is a treacherous road through areas controlled by isis or the regime. >> (humming a tune) >> (man shouting) >> narrator: after a three-hour drive, the family arrives at a refugee camp on the border. by january 2015, more than one and a half million syrians have fled to camps like this, and there's hardly any room for newcomers. >> narrator: after two days in the camp, hala and the children cross the border into turkey. their life as refugees has begun. they are heading to istanbul, where they will apply for asylum at the german consulate. hala has used her savings to take a mini-bus across turkey. (laughing) (playful screaming) (screaming continues) (playful screaming) >> narrator: it's february 2015. the family is staying with a relative in istanbul. they've been waiting to see if their application for asylum in germany will b