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"Afghans in Serbia are nothing new"
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Turkey is not anyone’s refugee camp: AKP spokesperson
Nobody should consider Turkey as a refugee camp, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said on Aug. 9, elaborating on recent discussions after Afghans started fleeing to Turkey.
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Afghan Refugee Wave Sharpens EU-Turkey Migration Crisis
Relations between Brussels and Ankara - already strained by earlier crises over refugees - face an even bigger test as the number of Afghans fleeing westwards rapidly increases.
US voices regret about Afghan refugee comments amid diplomatic row
The U.S. walked back on Aug. 4 remarks from senior officials regarding Afghan refugee flows amid a diplomatic row with Turkey, and voiced regret about the comments.
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State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington "did not intend to single out any particular country as a destination for refugees."
Turkey objects US plan on resettlement of Afghans
Turkey will not accept the "irresponsible" decision taken by the United States regarding the resettlement of Afghan refugees, because the plan addresses Turkey as the target country for application of the migration procedures, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said on Aug. 3.
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Northern Epirus: Albanians stole the bones of Greek WWII soldiers!
One more incident of the “velvet ethnic cleansing” the Greek minority of Albania is subjected to
CHP leader reiterates warning against Afghan refugees
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has reiterated his warning against refugee influx towards Turkey, saying the issue is a matter of perpetuity for Turkey.
The "West has seen" that they can turn Turkey into an "open prison for refugees," Kılıçdaroğlu said in a video message on Twitter on July 25.
Turkey urges EU to take responsibility for refugees
Turkey's vice president urged the EU on July 6 to open legal migration routes for Syrians as part of the fair burden and responsibility sharing principle.
Fuat Oktay also appealed for member states to activate the voluntary humanitarian admission mechanism with concrete commitments and to increase the settlement quotas for refugees.
“I get nightmares”: Turks fear impact of Erdogan’s $65bn "Istanbul" canal
“Maybe that’s just the fate of this place” said a local referring to the expulsion of Yeniköy’s Greek population during the birth of the modern Turkey
More support should be given to countries like Turkey for hosting refugees: UNHCR
As the world marks International Refugee Day with a record number of displaced people hit by ongoing conflicts and coronavirus pandemic on top of it, the U.N. Refugee Agency's representative for Turkey called on the international community to ramp up support given for countries hosting a large number of refugees and asylum seekers.