Turkey’s relocating of Syrian refugees under way

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the country’s state broadcaster TRT that he intends to settle approximately 1 million Syrian refugees in the so-called “safe zone” that Ankara carved out in north-eastern Syria.

Foreign Policy magazine, however, suggested that the relocation of Syrians to the territory in the historically Kurdish-dominated region may have already begun. The magazine referred to Turkish media reports in November indicating small numbers of refugees had been moved into the hazardous region.

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