Diplomatic Circles

Canada, Turkey could alleviate global humanitarian crises together

Turkey is today hosting almost four million refugees from Syria and Iraq, and is the largest refugee-hosting country in the world.

International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is in charge of Canada's humanitarian assistance program. Turkey and Canada could work together more on easing humanitarian crises in the world, says the Turkish ambassador to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SELçUK ÜNAL

October 24, 2018

OTTAWA—Turkey has traditionally been a land that offered safe haven to many people from different religions, races, and languages throughout history. Turkish people have opened their homes and hearts to those forced to leave their homelands for various reasons, including violence. Turkey’s open-...

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