Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to recent data, amounted to 32,750 people, TRT Haber TV channel quotes Turkish Foreign Ministry official Selcuk Unal as reporting on Friday.
He said 12 generals of the Syrian army, who joined the opposition took refuge in Turkey.
Syria has been covered by anti-government protests for more than year resulting in violent clashes. According to UN figures, the total number of victims in the country exceeds 12,000.
Since April, a truce has been declared in the country in accordance with the plan of the UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. However, parties to the conflict regularly report new armed incidents and victims.