Turkey urges EU to take responsibility for refugees

Turkey’s vice president urged the EU on Tuesday to open legal migration routes for Syrians as part of the fair burden and responsibility sharing principle.

NEWS IN ENGLISH 06.07.2021, 20:37 Pelin Su Tamer

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Turkey urges EU to take responsibility for refugees

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.

His comments came as he attended a signing ceremony of the Ilbank and Local Governments Sub-Financing Agreement as part of the EU's financial assistance program for refugees in Turkey at the ATO Congresium, an international convention and exhibition center in Ankara.

Oktay said nearly 4 million Syrian brothers and sisters, fleeing terror and persecution in Syria, have taken refuge in Turkey.

Turkey currently provides assistance and protection to 9 million victims, including internally displaced people within Syria's borders, said Oktay.

“We are sadly watching the attitudes towards immigrants in the Aegean and the Mediterranean and how humanity has failed to provide humanitarian support to them,” he noted.

Oktay accused the EU and UN of watching the human tragedy and not taking the necessary steps.

“The policy that allows all kinds of asylum seekers and refugees to enter Turkey, but never to leave, is neither sustainable nor humane,” he added.

Turkey has been a key transit point for asylum seekers aiming to cross into Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.

Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since early 2011 when the regime of Bashar al-Assad cracked down on pro-democracy protesters.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced, according to UN estimates.

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1. Galatasaray	35	96
2. Fenerbahçe	35	90
3. Trabzonspor	35	58
4. Başakşehir	35	55
5. Beşiktaş	35	54
6. Alanyaspor	35	49
7. Kasımpasa	35	49
8. Rizespor	35	49
9. Sivasspor	35	48
10. Antalyaspor	35	45
11. A.Demirspor	35	44
12. Samsunspor	35	42
13. Kayserispor	35	41
14. Ankaragücü	35	39
15. Karagümrük	35	37
16. Konyaspor	35	37
17. Gaziantep FK	35	35
18. Hatayspor	35	34
19. Pendikspor	35	33
20. İstanbulspor	35	16

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1. Eyüpspor	33	72
2. Göztepe	33	69
3. Sakaryaspor	33	57
4. Bodrumspor	33	56
5. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	33	56
6. Kocaelispor	33	55
7. Bandırmaspor	33	50
8. Boluspor	33	50
9. Gençlerbirliği	33	50
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11. Manisa FK	33	40
12. Ümraniye	33	40
13. Keçiörengücü	33	39
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15. Adanaspor	33	36
16. Şanlıurfaspor	33	35
17. Altay	33	9
18. Giresunspor	33	7

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2. M.City	35	82
3. Liverpool	36	78
4. Aston Villa	36	67
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6. Newcastle	35	56
7. Chelsea	35	54
8. M. United	35	54
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11. Brighton	35	47
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13. Fulham	36	44
14. Crystal Palace	36	43
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16. Brentford	36	36
17. Nottingham Forest	36	29
18. Luton Town	36	26
19. Burnley	36	24
20. Sheffield United	36	16

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1. Real Madrid	34	87
2. Girona	34	74
3. Barcelona	34	73
4. Atletico Madrid	34	67
5. Athletic Bilbao	34	61
6. Real Sociedad	34	54
7. Real Betis	34	52
8. Valencia	34	47
9. Villarreal	34	45
10. Getafe	34	43
11. Deportivo Alaves	34	41
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18. Cadiz	34	26
19. Granada	34	21
20. Almeria	34	17