Erdogan Says Turkey Can't Stand Alone Against New Migration Wave
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Turkey, which already hosts the largest refugee population in the world, is at a tipping point, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning his country wouldn’t be able to cope with another influx of people fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria.
“In case of a new refugee wave, we can’t withstand this alone anymore,” Erdogan said in an address to government leaders from Europe and elsewhere who arrived in Istanbul to discuss the growing refugee problem on Wednesday.