Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 145 000December 23, 2012 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay said that the number of Syrian refugees in the country has exceeded 145 000, Hurriyet Daily News reported. “The ongoing process in Syria has a huge impact on Turkey, with intense migration taking place... As of today, the number of refugees who have fled to Turkey is 145 360,” Atalay said during a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Kırıkkale. According to the data provided by the UNHCR, as of Dec 18, Turkey had welcomed over 142 670 Syrians. Judging by the figure given by Atalay, around 3 000 refugees entered Turkey within the past four days. The real number is likely to be much higher, since the official figures do not include the tens of thousands of unregistered Syrians. A total of 13 tent cities have been established in Turkey, in addition to a container city in Kilis that is capable of hosting 12 000 refugees. There are five tent cities in Hatay, two in Şanlıurfa, three in Gaziantep and one each in Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye and Adıyaman. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |