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Hussein Utbah, 27, a Syrian who has obtained Turkish citizenship, poses in the southwest of the city centre of Sanliurfa on April 28, 2023. - Since the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011, Turkey has officially hosted 3.7 million Syrians, probably more than 5 million in total, who have fled Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russian bombing and attacks by the Islamic State (EI) group. On the eve of the election, the community, the vast majority of whom live under "temporary protection" status, fears the victory of opposition candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, whose CHP party advocates the return of Syrians "within two years". (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/OZAN KOSE)