Skip to main content

Davutoglu proposes refugee 'container city'

Davutoglu, while advocating a container city for refugees in a safe zone, is ignoring the serious risks it would entail.
container.jpg
Read in 

Following a remark by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey might tolerate “something like going with [Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad in the transition process” — which signified a 180-degree turn in Erdogan's Syria policy — many wondered what Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu would pull out of his briefcase at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Not surprisingly, Davutoglu apparently clarified Erdogan's statement, saying Turkey does not want Assad involved in any transition period.

Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust

Join our community of Middle East readers to experience all of Al-Monitor, including 24/7 news, analyses, memos, reports and newsletters.

Subscribe

Only $100 per year.