While the Kurdish population in particular is being systematically expelled from the areas occupied by Turkey in northern Syria, the Turkish state is pursuing an intensive settlement policy.

One of these occupied areas is the region of Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). The formerly multicultural, self-governing region was occupied by Turkey in 2019 and is now controlled by the Turkish intelligence service and jihadist mercenaries. According to the Girê Spî Cantol Council, more than 100,000 people had to flee the region after the Turkish invasion.

People loyal to the Turkish regime are now being resettled in their place. According to the ANHA news agency, Turkey has settled more than 22,000 refugees in the occupied Girê Spî Canton since April 2022.

Citing local sources from Girê Spî Canton, ANHA reported that the colonialist Turkish state settled 50 Syrian refugees in the areas under its control after arranging their crossing via the border gate in the city.

The refugees from various parts of Syria were reportedly handed over to the so-called Local Council of Girê Spî controlled by Turkish-backed mercenaries.

According to ANHA, 250 Syrians have been settled in the occupied Girê Spî Canton this month.

On the other hand, as many as 300 people have been settled in the occupied areas of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) in July alone.

The Turkish state has repeatedly concluded agreements with Russia and the Syrian regime to take over jihadists and their relatives and settle them in the areas it has occupied. For the takeover of jihadists from Eastern Ghouta, for example, Turkey received the green light for the invasion of Afrin.