Half a million Syrians return from Turkey, but were they forced?
Some 560,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey have returned to their country as part of deportation projects, many fleeing the harassment they were facing in the country.
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The issue of hosting Syrian refugees has become a hot topic in Turkey about six months before the presidential elections and at a time when Turkey is grappling with a severe economic crisis.
Opposition parties pledged for ensuring the return of millions of Syrians.