Hundreds of Syrian Turkmens enter Turkey

2/6/2016 12:19:27 PM

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Some 2000 Turkmens have crossed into Turkey Saturday after fleeing attacks from Russian and Syrian regime forcesin northwestern Syria according to the Turkish disaster agency.

The displaced werefleeing Russian and Syrian attacks of Turkmen Mountain in Syria Bayirbucak.

According to the Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) nearly 600 familieshavetaken refuge in Guvecci camp nearYayladagi a border townintheHatay province of southern Turkey.

The officials said the more migrantswould be allowed into Turkey in the coming days.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that more than 5000 Turkmens and Arab refugees had been accepted into Turkey in the last week alone following the airstrikes.

Predominantly Turkmen areas of northwestern Syria have been under attack by regime forces - backed by Russian air power - since November of last year.

Recent attacks in these areas have displaced thousands of Turkmens a Turkic ethnic group concentrated mainly in Syria and Iraq prompting many to seek refuge in southern Turkey.

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