Over half a million Syrians in Istanbul

[Böri]

Nearly 538,000 Syrians live in Istanbul, a metropolis of nearly 15M people, according to Turkey’s Interior Ministry







By Muhammed Boztepe

ANKARA

Turkey’s largest city, hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees in the country, who fled the seven-year devastating civil war, according to Turkey's migration authority.

Turkey hosts some 3.4 million Syrian refugees, the largest number in the world.

Nearly 538,000 Syrians live in Istanbul, a metropolis with a population of almost 15 million, according to an analysis of data from the Interior Ministry’s Migration Management Directorate.

Syrians make up 3.63 percent of Istanbul’s total population, according to the agency.

Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa hosts nearly 463,000 Syrians, while over 457,000 Syrians live in the Hatay province on the Turkish-Syrian border.

In the southeastern border province of Kilis, there are some 132,000 Syrians present, while the city’s non-refugee population is about 131,000 -- making the number of registered Syrians higher than the city’s regular population.

The lowest number of Syrians, a mere 57, live in the Bayburt province in the Black Sea region.

According to the data, there are 3.42 million registered Syrian refugees in Turkey. While 1.85 million of them are male, 1.57 million are female.

Some 2.46 million of the refugees are under 29 years old, and there are over 515,000 children age 4 and under.

Over 228,000 Syrians are living in 21 camps in 10 provinces of Turkey, according to the agency.

http://aa.com.tr/en/life/-istanbul-h...turkey/1033675

[lameduck]

I dont think they are going to go back to syria , most will try to become permanent resident of turkey , but hats off to turkish people for showing big heart to neighbours in turmoil.

[Böri]

I dont think they are going to go back to syria , most will try to become permanent resident of turkey , but hats off to turkish people for showing big heart to neighbours in turmoil.

Yes most likely. I am not sure whether all Turks are happy about the situation tho. I don't think what the average joe thinks really matters.

[Marmara]

I dont think they are going to go back to syria , most will try to become permanent resident of turkey , but hats off to turkish people for showing big heart to neighbours in turmoil.

That was a long time ago, no one is showing big heart anymore and everyone is expecting them to leave. Syrians don't have a future in Turkey.

[Ryujin]

The thing is; those who fled the country are bad apples, they are more or less related to terrorist groups or sympathizers or butthurt because Assad did not go down.

Life in Syria is not all that bad in government-controlled areas, if they didn't have a problem with Assad or had dreams of creating a Sunni islam state they could go back.

See, Damascus nowadays: http://www.businessinsider.com/night...et-one-beer-12

It seems safe, life is going on, no issues. Assad supporters are secular, well-mannered people and they are not living hell or anything.

I don't want these terrorists, Assad opponents in this country, I have no respect for them. Nothing against Syrian people.

[Bobby Martnen]

Istanbul? That's a strange way to spell Constantinople...