Syrians in Turkey
Syrians in Turkey (, ), includes Turkish citizens of Syrian origin, Syrian refugees, and other Syrian citizens resident in Turkey. As of February 2022 there are more than 3.7 million registered refugees of the Syrian Civil War in Turkey, which hosts the biggest refugee population in the whole word. Apart from the Syrian refugees, around 193 thousand Syrian nationals were given Turkish citizenship as of December 2021. Syrians are generally concentrated in the border provinces and major cities in Turkey, and less 2.4% live in refugee camps. Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey, hosts the highest number of  Syrian refugees, with approximately 495,000 registered people. History. Syrians in Turkey include migrants from Syria to Turkey, as well as their descendants. The number of Syrians in Turkey is estimated at over 3.6 million people as of March 2020, and consists mainly of refugees of the Syrian Civil War. In 2017, Syrian citizens accounted for 24% of all work permits granted to foreign nationals, making Syrians the largest single group of foreign nationals with work permits. Following the Turkish military intervention in the Afrin District in Northern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, some Turkish politicians have suggested that Syrian  refugees in Turkey should be repatriated to Syria. According to news releases in 2019; there are 405,521 Syrians born in Turkey since 2011, 79,820 Syrians who got Turkish citizenship, approximately 329,000 Syrians who returned to Syria, 31,185 Syrians who have working permits, and 15,159 companies which have at least one Syrian company member. Ethnic groups. Syrians living in Turkey are formed of various ethnic and religious groups. The majority are Arabs (including Palestinians), Syrian Turkmen and Syrian Kurds. Assyrians. Some Assyrians who have fled from ISIL have found temporary homes in the city of Midyat. A refugee center is located  near Midyat, but due to there being a small Assyrian community in Midyat, many of the Assyrian refugees at the camp went to Midyat hoping for better conditions than what the refugee camp had. To their supine, many refugees were in fact given help and accommodations by the local Assyrian community there, perhaps wishing that the refugees stay, as the community in Midyat is in need of more members. Turkmen. By December 2016 the Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary stated that Turkey opened its borders to 500,000 Syrian Turkmen. In 2020 the "Voice of America" reported that 1,000,000 Syrian Turkmen (including  descendants) who are living in Turkey are requesting to become Turkish citizens. Education. there are 1.7 million Syrian refugee children in the country, and since 2017 the government has committed to integrating them into the national school system. Economics. the trade minister said there were almost 14,000 Syrian owned businesses, which was almost 30% of the total number of foreign owned businesses, with a capital of 4 billion Turkish liras ($480 million). About 40% of businesses are estimated to be jointly owned with Turks or other nationals.