More than 2,73,000 Syrians who fled their country鈥檚 civil war to neighbouring Turkey have returned home since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in December, Turkey鈥檚 vice-president said on Friday.
鈥楾he number of people who have voluntarily returned to Syria since December 8, 2024 has exceeded 2,73,000,鈥� Cevdet Yilmaz was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency.
Some 2.7 million Syrian refugees are still in Turkey, according to interior ministry figures released in May.
The Turkish government, which supports Syria鈥檚 new rulers, is hoping to accelerate the return of refugees to ease tensions generated by their presence in parts of the country.