TENSION OVER REFUGEES TAKES CENTER STAGE IN TURKEY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS

BY KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that he plans to return 1 million Syrians to their homeland is an election tactic to boost support, analysts told The Media Line.

Atilla Yesilada, an Istanbul-based analyst and economist, told The Media Line that the plan is a change in Erdogan’s previous position that he would not send refugees back to Syria.