Turkey is preparing to return a million Syrian refugees to their country

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced, on Tuesday, that Turkey, which hosts more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees on its soil, is preparing for the return of one million of them on a voluntary basis.

"Cement houses were a step. We are now preparing a new project that will allow the voluntary return of one million Syrian brothers and sisters in our country," Erdogan said in a video message broadcast to hundreds of Syrians during a ceremony to hand over thousands of homes for refugees returning to northwest Syria. government and international organizations, according to what was reported by official media.

He said: "The project that we will implement with the local councils of thirteen different regions, led by Azaz, Jarablus, Al-Bab, Tal Abyad and Ras Al-Ain, has been completely completed," referring to the necessary equipment for daily life, from housing to school and hospital, as well as agriculture and industry.

Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu visited the Komouna camp in the Sarmada region, to inaugurate the Ankara-funded project for the displaced Syrians.

He promised to a cheering crowd waving Turkish flags that his country would continue helping the Syrians and that at least 100,000 homes would be ready by the end of the year in northwest Syria.

Turkey hosts about five million refugees on its soil, mostly Syrians and Afghans, under the terms of an agreement reached with the European Union in 2016. Many Turkish opposition parties regularly call for the return of millions of Syrian refugees to their country.

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