Germany hosts over 2,500 Syrian refugees resettled from Turkey

ANKARA – Anadolu Agency

Germany ranked first in hosting Syrian refugees resettled from Turkey in 2017, with more than 2,500 settling in the country, according to data from Turkey’s migration authority.

The Directorate General of Migration Authority data revealed that Germany tops the list with 2,733 Syrians resettled from Turkey living there under temporary protection.

Holland ranked second with 2,128 Syrians from Turkey, followed by the U.S., which allowed settlement for 1,064.

In Finland, 845 Syrians from Turkey had settled and 790 others are now in France.

According to the report, 12,000 Syrians left Turkey to settle in other countries in 2017.