Merkel Back in Turkey as Syria Push Triggers More Refugees
- German chancellor to hold talks with Erdogan, Davutoglu
- Turkey still to take action against `illegal migration'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Turkey.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel returns her focus to Turkey this week as a fresh offensive in neighboring Syria spurs another wave of refugees that threatens to force her to back down and close German borders.
With domestic pressure building for Merkel to follow other European Union countries and turn asylum seekers away, the chancellor traveled to Ankara Monday to urge the Turkish government to make good on pledges to do more to halt the flow of refugees bound for Europe.