Turkey Says Over 175,000 Syrians Return Residence Since December

Ankara:

A complete of 175,512 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their nation from Turkey since December 9 final 12 months, Turkish Inside Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated.

In line with Yerlikaya on Wednesday, the variety of Syrians who’ve returned from Turkey since 2017 has now reached 915,515.

These returns, comprising 33,730 households, have been carried out in what authorities describe as a “voluntary, protected, dignified, and orderly” method, Xinhua information company reported.

Yerlikaya careworn that the return course of is managed transparently, with oversight from the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

To facilitate the method, Turkey has launched measures permitting licensed exit and re-entry and has deployed migration representatives in Syria to observe and assist returnees on the bottom.

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled their nation following the outbreak of civil struggle in 2011.

Turkey, sharing an extended border with Syria, grew to become a significant refuge, internet hosting greater than 3.6 million Syrians on the peak of the disaster, based on UN figures.

The Turkish authorities, which helps the Islamist-led rebels who toppled the federal government of former President Bashar al-Assad, is hoping to speed up the return of refugees to ease the tensions their presence has generated in elements of the nation.

Total, round 400,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring nations since Assad’s fall, based on the UN refugee company UNHCR.

The company additionally stated that multiple million Syrians displaced inside their nation by the battle had additionally returned to their properties.

The dramatic shift in Syria’s political panorama started on December 8, 2024, when Bashar al-Assad, who dominated Syria for practically 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime forces seized management of Damascus, successfully ending Baath Celebration rule that had lasted since 1963.

On January 29, a transitional Syrian administration was introduced below the management of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the commander of the opposition forces that ousted Assad.

The brand new administration dissolved Syria’s structure, safety providers, armed factions, the Baath Celebration, and Parliament — setting the stage for a brand new political construction.

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