Tayyip Erdogan's rival in Turkey's presidential race accused the government on Wednesday of allowing 10 million 'irregular' migrants to enter the country, marking a nationalist turn in his rhetoric ahead of a May 28 runoff vote.
Analysts say concerns over terrorism helped Erdogan in electionANKARA, May 17 - Tayyip Erdogan's rival in Turkey's presidential race accused the government on Wednesday of allowing 10 million "irregular" migrants to enter the country, marking a nationalist turn in his rhetoric ahead of a May 28 runoff vote.
Kilicdaroglu's latest comments came after his party said it had filed complaints over suspected irregularities at thousands of ballot boxes in Sunday's landmark elections. Kilicdaroglu, chair of the secularist Republican People's Party , received 44.9% in what was seen as the biggest electoral challenge to Erdogan's 20-year rule.
"We will not abandon our homeland to this mentality that allowed 10 million irregular migrants to come among us," Kilicdaroglu said in a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, warning the number of migrants could go up to 30 million.He provided no evidence regarding the number of migrants. Turkey hosts the world's largest refugee population of around 4 million, according to official figures.
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