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Afghans, Syrians, and others have been given Turkish citizenship. They’ll say thanks at the polls.

Photographs of bruised and naked migrants at the Greek Turkish border have drawn international condemnation. Ankara and Athens have blamed each other for the incident. Rights groups warn that escalating…

The pre-electoral ambience and the severe economic crisis that has hit Turkey these past months have revived the xenophobic rhetoric against the country’s four million refugees, writes Lara Villalón.

The pre-electoral atmosphere and the severe economic crisis that has hit Turkey these past months have revived the xenophobic rhetoric against the country’s four million refugees. The Turkish president is proposing the voluntary return of a million of these to the area in northern Syria controlled by Ankara. A few months ago, a Turkish MP burst into a jewellery store on the Aegean coast with a video camera to interview the owner. He demanded to see his ID, his shopkeeper’s licence and (...)

With tensions rising dangerously amid a burgeoning economic crisis, the Turkish government’s refugee policy – ad hoc, miscalculated and unclear – is making Syrians an easy target for the opposition. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul