Umit Ozdag

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Populist Turkish politicians stoke tensions over Syrian refugees as elections loom

Umit Ozdag, the leader of the nationalist Zafer (Victory) Party, was stopped from entering Hatay after he pledged to place a “symbolic” mine at the border with Syria
Turkish police, the gendarmerie and officials from the Hatay governorate prevented Ozdag from entering the city

By MENEKSE TOKYAY · 29 June 2022