Erdogan: There are 300,000 unregistered Afghan refugees in Turkey
Region
- 20 August, 2021
- 12:05
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the number of unregistered Afghan refugees in the country.
Report informs, citing Anadolu, that Erdogan said the figures were exaggerated.
"Allegations about the migration of 1.5 million refugees from Afghanistan to Turkey are false. At present, there are 300,000 unregistered Afghan refugees in our country," he noted.
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