2024-06-21 18:20:18
The mayor of Istanbul and Turkish opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu criticized the refugee settlement between Turkey and the EU throughout a go to to Düsseldorf immediately, DPA reported. He referred to as it unfair.
Europe is utilizing Turkey as a “wall” towards refugees and “we can’t do such injustice to any nation,” he advised Turkish businessmen at a reception, in accordance with Cumhuriyet newspaper.
He made a reference to the 2016 EU-Turkey refugee settlement, which offers for Turkey to take motion towards unlawful migration to the EU and for Greece to have the ability to ship again to Turkey migrants who got here illegally to the Aegean islands, the company recalled.
In return, the EU is anticipated to just accept one Syrian refugee for each Syrian returned and help Turkey with as much as a number of billion euros. The settlement is extensively considered unworkable.
Imamoglu additionally criticized the Turkish authorities of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying Turkey had change into a rustic that might be persuaded to cease refugees on their solution to obtain money.
In keeping with Imamoglu, the Turkish authorities can be responsible on this side, writes BTA. He mentioned that the inhabitants of Istanbul has elevated by 2.5 million refugees within the final ten years. “It’s unfair to the refugees and it’s also unfair to the individuals of Istanbul,” he mentioned.
Imamoglu mentioned the federal government claims the variety of refugees within the Turkish metropolis is considerably decrease.
Turkey is residence to three.6 million refugees, in accordance with the United Nations Refugee Company (UNHCR), and has taken in additional refugees than another nation on the earth.