This is Kilicdaroglu’s second anti-refugee message in 24 hours, flirting with supporters of ultra-nationalist Turkish presidential first-round candidate Sinan Ogan, now seen as a ‘kingmaker’ in the country. .
The statement comes a day before Ogan announced which candidate he would support in the second round of Turkey’s presidential elections scheduled for May 28.
Sinan Ogan said he would reveal whether he would support Kılıçdaroğlu or President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, which he considered a decisive day in favor of one of the candidates in the second round.
At his campaign headquarters in the capital, Ankara, Kılıçdaroğlu used tougher rhetoric on refugees on Thursday compared to his rhetoric during the election campaign leading up to Sunday’s first round, according to the British newspaper “Financial Times”.
He said, “Erdogan…you intentionally allowed ten million refugees to enter Turkey. You even offered to sell Turkish citizenship to get imported votes,” without providing any evidence.
“Erdogan, you did not protect the borders,” Kilicdaroglu added, referring to the 3.6 million Syrian refugees residing in Turkey, as well as refugees from other countries who settled in the country under the reign. of Erdogan.
“Once I come to power, I will send the refugees back to their country,” he added.
On Thursday, Kemal Kilicdaroglu said in a video: “We didn’t find this homeland on the street.”
He added: “We won’t let him into the mentality that put 10 million irregular refugees among us”, which he saw as a flirtatious message to Ogan.
Kilicdaroglu said during his election campaign that they intend to return Syrians from Turkey to their country within two years after reaching an agreement with President Bashar al-Assad for their safety and in coordination with the United Nations .
The results of the Turkish presidential elections in the first round
Erdogan reached 49.5%. Kemal Kilicdaroglu reached 44.8%. Sinan Ogan made 5.17%.
With these results, no candidate reached the 50+ percentage required to win the office of president, leading to a runoff.
Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu attempt to curry favor with Oğan and his nationalist supporters.
But Ogan has political demands and gains in exchange for the votes of his supporters, plus the return of refugees.
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