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Tuesday’s dailies mainly cover a deal between Turkey and Germany to ease refugee crisis

09.02.2016 - Update : 09.02.2016
Turkish Press Review

Istanbul

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Almost all Turkish newspapers covered Tuesday a 10-point agreement between Turkey and Germany to tackle with the refugee crisis while at least 27 Syrian refugees drowned in the Aegean Sea in a fresh attempt to make their way to Europe.

"NATO monitoring for the Aegean,” was HURRIYET’s headline, reporting that Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Ankara, the Turkish capital.

According to the newspaper, the two leaders had an agreement to urge joint efforts to secure NATO involvement in curbing the refugee flow to Europe.

Pointing out the Syrian city of Aleppo, where tens of thousands of people are fleeing Russia backed airstrikes, Davutoglu said "We are on the verge of a new tragedy," the newspaper wrote.

“Common action decision on ten issues,” was HABER TURK’s headline.

"A diplomatic initiative will be started in the UN and related centers against Russia that targets civilians in Syria," the newspaper wrote.

The two leaders agreed on raising the issue at a meeting of NATO defense ministers Thursday in Brussels.

"Ten-point agreement," was MILLIYET’s headline, explaining point by point each item of the deal between Ankara and Berlin.

Apart from a NATO involvement into the crisis, the two leaders agreed that Turkish and German relief agencies would cooperate on humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees, the daily reported.

According to the newspaper, the other items of the deal included fighting against human traffickers, border security, non-Syrian refugees, relocating refugees as well as projects for a 3-billion-euro ($3.33 billion) aid package approved by the EU for Turkey to help care for the world’s largest refugee population.

"New role for NATO," was VATAN’s front-page headline, reporting that NATO would have a more effective role in the Aegean and the Turkish-Syrian border to monitor the Syrian refugee flow.

"Merkel is in Ankara for refugee negotiation," was CUMHURIYET’s headline.

Turkish newspapers also covered a new tragedy in the Aegean Sea, where at least 27 people died Monday.

"Eleven children [total] 27 bodies," was HURRIYET's headline, reporting that four people were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard.

"Different route, same end," wrote HABER TURK, reporting that refugees were trying a different route to cross the Aegean from Turkey's Edremit district in Balikesir province to the Greek island of Lesbos.

According to daily, there were at least 40 people in the boat.

Turkish newspaper also covered remarks by Turkish deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus who said around 600,000 more refugees would arrive at Turkish border Monday.

"600,000 new refugees," HURRIYET wrote citing Kurtulmus.

“It is estimated that a wave of 600,000 refugees may come to the Turkish border soon in a worst case scenario,” Kurtulmus said during a press conference following a cabinet meeting: “Our first goal is to host these refugees outside of Turkey.”

An attack by Russia and the Syrian regime in northwestern Syria has seen supply routes from Turkey to rebel-controlled areas cut, leaving towns and villages without vital aid.

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