Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday voiced concern over refugees who lost their lives in the Aegean Sea, mainly by using unsafe vessels, such as plastic boats, Anadolu agency reported.
"So far, Turkey has rescued nearly 110,000 migrants attempting the sea crossing from Turkey to the Greek island," Erdogan said in his speech at a judicial congress in Istanbul.
Erdogan said that the refugee issue needed more attention from the international community.
| As opposed to using the refugees as weapons to get what you want from Europe... |
"The institutions which are responsible for establishing global justice are inactive," he said referring to UN.
Turkey currently hosts 2.7 million Syrian refugees, as well as hundreds of thousands from troubled states such as Iraq and Afghanistan. |