BALADI NEWS
The number of Syrians in Istanbul reduced remarkably in 2019 after 97,255 unregistered Syrian refugees were resettled to other provinces where they are officially registered, the commercial capital's governor, Ali Yerlikaya, said on Saturday.
As a result of the resettlement, the number of Syrians in Istanbul decreased to 479,420 in 2019, according to Gov. Yerlikaya.
Yerlikaya said that some 118,432 irregular migrants were caught in Istanbul during the year, while the number had been 28,364 in 2018.
The figures showed that the number of irregular migrants held in 2019 in the metropolis was more than the total during the previous last three years.
As the refugee population in Turkey's most populated city swelled, the governorate announced in July that Syrian refugees not registered with authorities or registered elsewhere would be sent back to Turkish provinces they arrived from.
Source: Daily Sabah.