8 Aralık 2024 sonrasında Suriye'de meydana gelen gelişmelerin ardından gönüllü geri dönüşler hız… pic.twitter.com/akSUJNlCEB — Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) September 29, 2025According to official figures, more than 1.24 million Syrians have returned voluntarily since 2016. Turkey hosts the world’s largest Syrian refugee population, once estimated at 3.5 million, though the government has increasingly promoted repatriation programs. He described the process as “safe, dignified and orderly.”Turkey has granted legal status to approximately 3.5 million Syrian nationals who fled the civil war that began in 2011. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan introduced a voluntary return project in 2023 when he said 1 million Syrian refugees would return home voluntarily. In June Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), said 600,000 Syrians had returned home from neighboring countries.