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HARDtalk: Selim Yenel - Turkey's Ambassador to the European Union

Selim Yenel, the Turkish Ambassador to the EU

02/03/2016

Selim Yenel - Turkey's Ambassador to the European Union

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Selim Yenel - Turkey's Ambassador to the European Union

Is Turkey to blame for the influx of migrants entering the EU from their country?

Stephen Sackur discusses the influx of refugees to the EU from Turkey with the country's EU ambassador Selim Yenel. As frustration mounts against them, are they overburdened?

120,000 migrants and refugees made the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece in the first two months of this year, outstripping the number for the first six months of last year. This happened despite an EU-Turkey deal to stem the flow of desperate people. Ankara feels overburdened and undervalued, while frustration with Turkey is mounting in Brussels, Washington, and Moscow. Selim Yenel is Turkey's EU ambassador. Is his government treading a dangerous path?

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