Erdogan: We are preparing to return Syrian refugees to their country.
According to Al-Mayadin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Ankara’s readiness to return Syrian refugees to their country on the eve of the second round of the country’s presidential elections.
Turkey has already returned 450,000 Syrian refugees to this country, and Erdogan has announced Ankara’s plan to return another million refugees.
Erdogan said about this issue: the road map and plan for the return of refugees will be designed soon. Also, how quickly they return is also evaluated. We have a plan to return another million refugees there (Syria).
The issue of Syrian refugees has always been one of the hot topics of Turkish politics, and its importance was highlighted once again in the presidential election campaigns this year, especially in the election campaign of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the candidate of the opposition party, who said that if he wins the election, Turkey will Sal will say “goodbye” to all asylum seekers.
Kılıçdaroğlu proposed the normalization of Ankara’s diplomatic relations with the Syrian government. This plan includes a joint agreement with Damascus to ensure the return of Syrian refugees and joint measures to rebuild Syria through Turkish companies and using UN and EU funds. According to statistical data, there were about 3.5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey in January.
Erdogan failed to win in the first round of Turkish presidential elections. The current president of Turkey needed almost another half percent of the votes to extend his presidency and win the first round. On the other hand, Kılıçdaroğlu received 44.8% of the votes in the first round.
Sinan Ogan, the other candidate for the Turkish presidential election who emerged as a surprise by winning more than 5% of the votes, announced his support for Erdogan last night for the second round. The second round of this sensitive election will be held on May 28 (June 7).
