Turkey deports 1.325 Syrians in one month
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, management of Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey revealed that the number of Syrian refugees whom Turkish authorities had deported in January reached 1.325.
The Bab al-Hawa management said in a statement the Turkish authorities deported 1.325 Syrians to their homeland from Turkey in January.
The crossing management unveiled early this year that in December of 2022 Turkey deported 1.504 Syrian refugees and 1.167 in November.
The toll of the Syrian refugees deported from Turkey through Bab al-Hawa border crossing from early 2022 to October reached 16.173, according to statistics North Press obtained by the border’s management.
The toll of travellers from and to Turkey in January reached 15.736, including 2.185 women and 13.551 men, according to the border’s management.
On Jan. 27, sources told North Press that the Turkish authorities deported 50 Syrians to areas held by Turkey and its affiliated armed Syrian opposition factions, also known as the Syrian National Amy (SNA), in northwest Syria, through Bab al-Salameh border crossing near the city of Azaz north of Aleppo.
Many reports reveal that Turkey carries out periodic deportations against Syrians under the pretexts of committing violations and lacking documentations, and it organizes reports to deport them.