Turkey has deported nearly 9,000 foreign terrorists so far, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Group of 20 Summit on Sunday.
“Although we were left alone, we have nabbed nearly 9,000 foreign terrorist fighters and sent them back to their countries,” Erdogan said at the virtually organized summit. “We are the only NATO country fighting Daesh in Syria on the frontline,” Erdogan added.
“WE CONTINUE THESE EFFORTS WITH DETERMINATION”
Turkey does its best to “eliminate the terrorist threat, prevent conflicts and strengthen stability,” in the region, the president added.
Noting that refugees and forcibly displaced persons are the most vulnerable, Erdogan said: “These people are forced to struggle against the intentionally fueled anti-Islamism and xenophobia, plus economic difficulties.”
“None of us can ignore this dire picture,” he said. “We must keep redirecting humanitarian aid to war-affected areas and populations at risk.” Erdogan said that Turkey has been hosting the highest number of refugees in the world for the last six years. “We host more than four million refugees in our country, most of them Syrians,” he said.
Turkey continues its efforts to ensure that “those who take refuge in our country live in harmony with our community and with dignity,” the Turkish president said. “Moreover, we continue these efforts with determination, even though the promises of support made to us have not been kept so well,” he said.