More than 2.5 million Syrian refugees are currently living in Turkey, a senior minister said Thursday.
Yalcin Akdogan, one of Turkey’s deputy prime ministers, said around 2,541,000 refugees had undergone a biometric registration system and were living in Turkey.
Addressing parliament’s budget committee, he said that “as of today” $8 billion had been spent on Syrian refugees by Turkey.
The minister said the vast majority -- 2.3 million -- were living outside temporary accommodation centers established around Turkey. More than 67,000 Syrian children had been born in Turkey since the conflict in Syria ignited in 2011.
Yalcin Akdogan, one of Turkey’s deputy prime ministers, said around 2,541,000 refugees had undergone a biometric registration system and were living in Turkey.
Addressing parliament’s budget committee, he said that “as of today” $8 billion had been spent on Syrian refugees by Turkey.
The minister said the vast majority -- 2.3 million -- were living outside temporary accommodation centers established around Turkey. More than 67,000 Syrian children had been born in Turkey since the conflict in Syria ignited in 2011.
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