ኤርዶጋን ቱርክ አንድ ሚሊዮን ሶሪያዊያንን ለመመለስ በምትፈልግበት ሶሪያ ውስጥ "ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ዞን" ዕቅዶችን የማይደግፍ ከሆነ ወደ አውሮፓ ህብረት የስደትን "በሮች እንደሚከፍት" ለወራት አስፈራርቷል ።
On September 5, Erdoğan said that Turkey plans to repatriate one million Syrian migrants to a "safe zone" in northern Syria and threatened to reopen the route for migrants into Europe if he does not receive adequate international support for the plan.