“Our border security is a vital issue for Turkey. As of this year, 267,638 foreigners have been hindered from entering our country through illegal ways at our eastern and southern borders. We would like to express our gratitude to all our security forces working day and night to ensure border security,” tweeted Altun.

With 4 million refugees, Turkey is the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world for the seventh year in a row.

The vast majority, close to 3.6 million, comes from Syria, while 400,000 are Afghanis, Iranians, and Iraqis.

Ten years after the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, one-quarter of the world’s 25.9 million refugees are Syrian. (ILKHA)