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Turkey willing to build refugee camp in Syria

Türkiye Materials 2 February 2016 10:33 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey is willing to build a refugee camp in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the Turkish Milliyet newspaper wrote Feb. 2.
Turkey willing to build refugee camp in Syria

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 2

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Turkey is willing to build a refugee camp in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the Turkish Milliyet newspaper wrote Feb. 2.

"This issue was discussed with the Russian and US presidents during the recent G-20 summit in Turkey," Erdogan said, adding that no decision on this issue has been taken yet.

President Erdogan said that the new refugee camp is intended for Syrian refugees who are currently living in Turkey.

Currently, Turkey is hosting more than two million Syrian refugees on its territory.

The Syrian refugee camps in the country accommodate about 300,000 people. The rest of them are spread across the provinces and cities of Turkey.

In Istanbul alone, there are currently 40,000 refugees from Syria. Ankara has so far spent $8 billion to upkeep the Syrian refugees.

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