More than Half a Million Syrian Refugees Have Returned From Türkiye
- Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 550,000 Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to Syria from Turkey since December 8, 2014.
- Since 2016, the total number of Syrian returnees has reached 1.29 million.
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned that returnees face difficult conditions, including a lack of infrastructure and limited access to basic services.
- The UNHCR emphasized the need for a coordinated international response to support local reconstruction and ensure safe, dignified returns.
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More than half a million Syrian refugees have returned from Türkiye
According to Anadolu Agency, Yerlikaya stated during a meeting at the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Kilis province that since 2016, the total number of returnees has reached 1,290,000. He emphasized that his country continues to implement return procedures with the utmost caution. The Turkish Interior Ministry specified that more than 2,540,000 Syrians remain in Turkiye under temporary protection. The repatria…
Some 2.4 million Syrians remain refugees in Turkey, where their number exceeded 3.5 million at the height of the war in Syria.
Turkey reports 550,000 Syrians have returned home since regime collapse - Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Saturday that approximately 550,000 Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to Syria from Turkey following
Around 550,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Turkey since the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last December, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Saturday.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 1.16 million Syrians have returned since 8 December 2024.
November 2, 2025.- The Minister of the Interior of Türkiye, Ali Yerlikaya, reported today that 550 thousand Syrians returned to their country from Turkish territory since the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad's government on December 8, 2024. According to the Anadolu agency, Yerlikaya declared during the...
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