9 minutes agoAbout 250 thousand refugees are headed towards Turkey, Erdogan says
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayip Erdogan, said some 250,000 refugees are moving towards the Turkish border and that the country is trying to prevent it by specific measures, but stresses it is difficult because, however, they are people. From 200 to 250 thousand refugees are moving towards our border. We [...]
From 200 to 250 thousand refugees are moving towards our border. We're trying to prevent this by certain measures. It's very difficult”, Erdogan said.
He recalled that Turkey has so far accepted about five million refugees on its territory.
“Each Turkish city has opened its doors to refugees and we have accepted a total of five million people in Turkey, including four million Syrian refugees. As we are doing so, the sensitivity of those who do not want foreigners in their cities is by no means convincing”, Erdogan said.
