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ANKARA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Turkey has so far spent $7.6 billion caring for 2.2 million Syrian refugees, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Friday.
Turkey, which borders Syria, hosts the world's largest refugee population and has vowed to maintain its open-border policy. The Turkish Coast Guard has rescued 53,228 people, while 274 people have died in Turkish waters, Kurtulmus also said at news conference. (Reporting by Ercan Gurses; Writing by Ayla Jean Yackley, editing by Jonny Hogg, Larry King)
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