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Top EU envoy heads to Turkey for Syrian refugee talks

The EU's top diplomat and its crisis-management chief set off for Turkey Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he could allow millions of refugees to head for Europe. EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner Janez Lenarcic will spend two days in the country for...

Erdogan warns Europe it will have to share migrant 'burden'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Monday to keep the doors open for migrants heading for Europe, as he mounted pressure on Western countries to give Turkey more assistance with the Syrian conflict. Erdogan also said he hoped to reach a deal on a ceasefire in Syria when he meets...

Amid Syrian Carnage, Everybody’s Back is to the Wall

Over the last several days Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pulled out all the stops to try to deal with rapidly worsening situation in Syria. He has mounted a campaign to exert maximum pressure on his two purported allies, the adversaries Russia and the United States, and through...