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Erdoğan: I'll let Syrian refugees leave Turkey for west unless safe zone set up
Source: Associated Press
Erdoğan: I'll let Syrian refugees leave Turkey for west unless safe zone set up
Associated Press
Thu 5 Sep 2019 11.52 BST
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to allow Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for western countries unless a so-called “safe zone” inside Syria is established soon.
Erdoğan made the threat in a speech to his ruling party officials on Thursday. He also said Turkey was determined to create the safe zone and would do it alone if there was no deal with the US by the end of the month.
He said Turkey aimed to resettle about 1 million of the 3.65 million Syrian refugees in the safe zone.
Erdoğan said: “We will be forced to open the gates. We cannot be forced to handle the burden alone.” He also added that Turkey “did not receive the support needed from the world” to help it cope with Syrian refugees.
More details soon …
Associated Press
Thu 5 Sep 2019 11.52 BST
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to allow Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for western countries unless a so-called “safe zone” inside Syria is established soon.
Erdoğan made the threat in a speech to his ruling party officials on Thursday. He also said Turkey was determined to create the safe zone and would do it alone if there was no deal with the US by the end of the month.
He said Turkey aimed to resettle about 1 million of the 3.65 million Syrian refugees in the safe zone.
Erdoğan said: “We will be forced to open the gates. We cannot be forced to handle the burden alone.” He also added that Turkey “did not receive the support needed from the world” to help it cope with Syrian refugees.
More details soon …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/05/erdogan-ill-let-syrian-refugees-leave-turkey-for-west-unless-safe-zone-set-up