President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after his Gulf tour, which included Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, and his visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, stated on the plane that they had reached one million in the number of returning refugees, and this number was expected to increase even more in the future.
In his statement, President Erdoğan said:
"The construction of brick houses for Syrian refugees in the northern regions of Syria is still ongoing. Currently, we have reached a figure of 100-150 thousand brick houses. As we build these houses, our Syrian refugee brothers and sisters have started to return. As of now, we may have reached one million in the number of returning refugees. This number is expected to increase even more in the future. Especially now that Qatar is supporting the project prepared in the northern region of Syria. I believe that as this project progresses, the number of refugees returning there will increase. The desire of the refugees to return voluntarily is evident. They are longing to return to their homeland."
