9.800 Syrians have temporarily returned from Turkey
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, the administration of Bab al-Hawa border crossing said the number of Syrians who returned from Turkey has risen to 9.800 since Turkey allowed emergency leaves five days ago.
A well-informed source told North Press, “The number of Syrian returnees coming from Turkey has reached 9.874 in the course of five days after the Turkish government in coordination with Syrian crossings agreed to open a window for relatives of the people affected by the quake to spend a 3-6 months in their country [Syria].”
“On day five, the number of visitors who returned from quake-hit Turkish provinces has reached 1.312,” he added.
All of the returnees hold the temporary protection card (Kimlik).
The number of those crossed Bab al-Hawa in north Idlib on the first day of the window reached 1.750 people.
Syrians fleeing war were hardly affected in south Turkey as a result of the February 6 earthquake that hit north Syria and south Turkey.