The number of Syrians who have returned to their country since the fall of the Baath regime on 8 December has reached 52,622, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerli Qaya.

The number of Syrians who have returned to their country since the fall of the Baath regime on 8 December has reached 52,622 people, Yerli Qaya told reporters at the Gelwa Gözü border crossing with Syria in the southern province of Hatay on Thursday.

The number of Syrians still inside Turkish territory is two million, 888,876, Yerli Qaya said.

The number of Syrians who have voluntarily and safely returned to their country since 2017 has reached 792,625, he said.