Turkish President, Mr. Recep Erdogan, says Turkey is aiming to form safe zones in northern Syria so that Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey could return to their home country.
Speaking in Istanbul today, President Erdogan also said nearly three hundred thousand Syrians had already returned to areas controlled by Turkish-backed rebels in northern Syria, adding that he expected millions of Syrian nationals to return to the proposed safe zones.
On Friday, President Erdogan said that Turkey expected the safe zone to be set up within a few months, otherwise, it would establish a buffer zone without the help of other nations.
He added that the zone will aim to protect Turkey from terrorists, referring to the US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia that controls areas in northeastern Syria along the Turkish border.
Presently, Turkey hosts about four million Syrian refugees.
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