to deport criminal Syrian asylum seekers back to areas in Syria under the protection of Turkey. Currently, the German Foreign Office is evaluating the proposal. Regardless of any decision taken by the German government, this proposal is a reminder of evaluating the potential for the return of Syrian refugees back to Syria.
Looking at the four main dynamics, it is certain that no refugee wants to go back to the regime-controlled areas of Syria. If they would, they would have already done so. Also, refugees do not want to go back to areas controlled by the PKK/YPG terror group. The area had a low population density before the war but amounts to a hefty 4,125 square kilometres. While the Syrian side has a population of around 200,000 – the Turkish side of the same strip has a population of more than 2 million.