UNHCR Turkey Syria Situation Report , 1 /June /2012

It has been reported officially that as of 1 June 2012 total camp population is 24.433 persons with the arrival of 395 and return of 135 persons on 31 May-1 June 2012.

Total registered persons from 16 December 2011 to 1 June 2012 is reflected below.

Monthly Population Trends from 16 December 2011 to 1 June 2012

30,000

25,000 24,780 24,326 24,375 20,000 18,306 15,000

10,000 9,500 10,658 8,000 5,000

0 Population 16-Dec 8,000 15-Jan 9,500 29-Feb 10,658 31-Mar 18,306 11-Apr 24,780 24-May 24,326 01-Jun 24,375

Currently arrivals from Syria are assisted in the border provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis and Sanliurfa.

As of 1 June the city breakdown in the region is as follows: • Hatay population*: 6,579 individuals • Gaziantep population in Islahiye†: 5,753 individuals • Kilis population in Oncupinar container site: 10,443 individuals • Sanliurfa population in Ceylanpinar: 1,600 individuals

Population movement from Hatay to Gaziantep (Islahiye Camp), Kilis (Oncupinar Container site) and Sanliurfa (Ceylanpinar), from 15 March‡ to 1 June 2012 is reflected below.

*: The population of the Kuyubasi/Karbeyaz, Yayladagi 2 (YIBO), Altinozu I (TEKEL) and Reyhanli camps in Hatay is moved to Islahiye camp in Gaziantep and to Oncupinar container site in Kilis. It has been reported that these empty camps will be kept for while as standby and there is some use of these camps for new arrivals.

‡ 15 March is the date of first movement took place from Hatay. 1 Population movement from 15 March to 1 June 2012

3 72 15,000 4, 1 43 0,4 1 10,000 ,579 53 6 ,7 5 15-Mar 5,000 0 ,60 1 1-Jun 237 0 0 0 Hatay Gaziantep Kilis Urfa 15-Mar 14,723 237 0 0 1-Jun 6,579 5,753 10,443 1,600

Please find below the map of the region including current 10 camps in Hatay, Kilis, Gaziantep and Sanliurfa as 1 June 2012.

1. Highlights:

• Reportedly 4,251 children in Kilis, Oncupinar Container Site, 805 in Hatay and 600 in Gaziantep, Islahiye Camps are being educated.

• The Senator Richard Durbin`s visit to Kilis Oncupinar Container Site was reported in the local daily Havadis in Kilis.

• It has been reported that the Akcakale border gate in Sanliurfa will be reopened on 3 June 2012. The distance from the border gate to Aleppo is 210 km and 580 to Damascus.

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