More than 2.6 million Syrians live in Turkey, many of whom fled the Syrian civil war since 2011. They include Turkish citizens of Syrian origin, Syrian refugees, and other Syrian citizens resident in
Syrian Turkmen protest in Istanbul.
Kilis Oncupinar Accommodation Facility
Syrian refugee center on the Turkish border 80 kilometres from Aleppo, Syria (3 August 2012).
Syrian Turkmen, also referred to as Syrian Turks are Syrian citizens of Turkish origin who mainly trace their roots to Anatolia. Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen make up one of the country's minority g
Syrians in Turkey
…Syrians living in Turkey are formed of various ethnic and religious groups. The majority are Arabs (including Palestinians) while Syrian Kurds and Syrian Turkmen make up the significant minorities. It is estimated by the UNHCR that more than 80% of the Syrian population in Turkey are ethnic Arabs, while 10-15…
Syria came under Ottoman rule once Selim I conquered the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt in 1516–17.
Subhi Barakat, of Turkish origin, was the first President of Syria.
Of Turkish origin, Khalil Mardam Bey was the composer of the Syrian National Anthem.