EU-TURKEY AGREEMENT IS FUNCTIONAL – Thousands of Syrian refugees were sent from Turkey to the EU

Five thousand 180 Syrian refugees were sent from Turkey to the EU, based on the refugee resettlement agreement of Syrian refugees from Turkey to EU member states under the one-to-one formula. According to Habertürk this figure in January was 2 thousand 992.

Over the last four months, the number of Syrian refugees received by the EU Member States from Turkey reached 2 thousand 188. This year Turkey received 2 million 999 thousand 441 refugees.

It is recalled that Turkey has made tough announcements in recent months that it will not implement the resettlement agreement if theEU Member States do not proceed to the visa liberation. Meanwhile, accepting more Syrian refugees on behalf of the EU side has reassured Turkey.

The largest group of Syrian refugees has been accepted by Germany. Germany received 1,784 refugees, followed by the Netherlands with 1,112, France with 736, Finland with 431 and Belgium with 286 refugees. Countries like Estonia and Portugal have received 20 and 12 Syrian refugees, respectively.

The number of refugees returned from 4 April 2016 by EU countries has reached 1,093.