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Erdogan warns against ‘devastating’ Israel-Iran war, fears refugee crisis

By AFP 14 June 2025, 6:22 pm 2 Edit
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives, with his wife, at the beginning of a summit where the leaders of 47 European countries and organizations are to discuss security, defense and democratic standards, in Tirana, Albania, on May 16, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives, with his wife, at the beginning of a summit where the leaders of 47 European countries and organizations are to discuss security, defense and democratic standards, in Tirana, Albania, on May 16, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns against a “devastating war” between Israel and Iran that could trigger a refugee crisis, in a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

“President Erdogan said during the conversation that our region cannot tolerate another crisis, and a devastating war could create waves of irregular migration towards all the countries in the region,” the Turkish presidency says in a statement.

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