Turkiye reports mass return by Syrians

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Syrian refugees, resident in Turkiye, wait with their belongings at Cilvegozu border crossing, Reyhanli district, Hatay province, before entering Syria, Dec. 9, 2024. (AFP)
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  • Turkiye’s interior ministry said 411,649 Syrians had so far returned
  • Around 2.5 million Syrian refugees still live in Turkiye

ISTANBUL: More than 410,000 Syrians who fled to Turkiye during the rule of Bashar Assad have returned home since he was overthrown in December, the government announced Thursday.
Turkiye’s interior ministry said 411,649 Syrians had so far returned, the rate picking up in recent weeks, with the immigration service recording 140,000 returns since mid-June.
In June Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), said 600,000 Syrians had returned homme from neighboring countries.
Syria has seen outbreaks of violence in recent weeks, testing the authorities’ ability to contain inter-religious strife after the fall of Assad.
Around 2.5 million Syrian refugees still live in Turkiye, according to the latest figures, released in early August.
In 2021, Turkiye said up to 3.7 million Syrians had taken refuge in the country.

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