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DARK SECRETS: President erdogan pledges turkey will not expel syrian refugees | Rare Historical Photos

Erdogan is facing rising public anger over the refugees and is wary of the issue dominating next year's presidential elections [File: Osman Orsal/Reuters]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged that his country would not drive Syrian refugees back to their home country despite pressure from opposition parties amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the country.

More than 3.6 million Syrian refugees have taken shelter in Turkey since 2011 when an uprising turned into a bloody war, killing nearly 400,000 and displacing more than half the country’s population.

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