Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 35,000

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 2 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva / The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to recent data, amounted to 35,099 people, the Aksam newspaper reported on Monday. Syria has been covered by anti-government protests for more than year resulting in violent clashes. According to UN figures, the total number of victims in the country exceeds 12,000. Syrian officials have said that clashes with the armed opposition has killed more than 2.5 thousand soldiers and police officers against whom there are well-armed militants, and the number of civilian casualties exceeded 3,200. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az