<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday warned Europe that Turkey could not handle alone a new wave of Syrian refugees fleeing increased bombardment in the northwestern Idlib province.</p>.<p>Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled towards the Turkish border following heightened regime and Russian bombardment of the Maaret al-Numan region since December 16.</p>.<p>Jihadist-dominated Idlib hosts some three million people, including many displaced by violence in other parts of Syria. The Damascus regime has repeatedly vowed to take back control of the province.</p>.<p>"Turkey cannot handle a new refugee wave from Syria," Erdogan said, adding that over 80,000 people from Idlib had fled to areas near the Turkish border.</p>.<p>If the flow increased, "Turkey will not carry this migration burden alone", he added.</p>.<p>"The negative effects of this pressure on us will be an issue felt by all European countries, especially Greece," he warned.</p>.<p>Europe would once again experience the same scenes before the Turkey-European Union migration deal signed in 2016, Erdogan said -- a reference to the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II, when in 2015 more than a million fled to Europe.</p>.<p>As part of the agreement, the EU promised Ankara six billion euros ($6.6 billion) in exchange for stronger controls on refugees leaving its territory for Europe.</p>.<p>Erdogan has previously claimed that not all of that money arrived and has warned that Turkey could be forced to open the doors to Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe.</p>.<p>Turkish officials say Turkey is home to around five million refugees, among which 3.7 million are Syrians.</p>.<p>Despite being on opposing sides of the Syrian civil war, Turkey and Russia have worked closely to resolve the conflict.</p>.<p>Erdogan also said a Turkish delegation would go to Moscow on Monday for talks with their counterparts as part of Turkey's efforts to end the attacks in Idlib.</p>
<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday warned Europe that Turkey could not handle alone a new wave of Syrian refugees fleeing increased bombardment in the northwestern Idlib province.</p>.<p>Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled towards the Turkish border following heightened regime and Russian bombardment of the Maaret al-Numan region since December 16.</p>.<p>Jihadist-dominated Idlib hosts some three million people, including many displaced by violence in other parts of Syria. The Damascus regime has repeatedly vowed to take back control of the province.</p>.<p>"Turkey cannot handle a new refugee wave from Syria," Erdogan said, adding that over 80,000 people from Idlib had fled to areas near the Turkish border.</p>.<p>If the flow increased, "Turkey will not carry this migration burden alone", he added.</p>.<p>"The negative effects of this pressure on us will be an issue felt by all European countries, especially Greece," he warned.</p>.<p>Europe would once again experience the same scenes before the Turkey-European Union migration deal signed in 2016, Erdogan said -- a reference to the continent's worst refugee crisis since World War II, when in 2015 more than a million fled to Europe.</p>.<p>As part of the agreement, the EU promised Ankara six billion euros ($6.6 billion) in exchange for stronger controls on refugees leaving its territory for Europe.</p>.<p>Erdogan has previously claimed that not all of that money arrived and has warned that Turkey could be forced to open the doors to Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe.</p>.<p>Turkish officials say Turkey is home to around five million refugees, among which 3.7 million are Syrians.</p>.<p>Despite being on opposing sides of the Syrian civil war, Turkey and Russia have worked closely to resolve the conflict.</p>.<p>Erdogan also said a Turkish delegation would go to Moscow on Monday for talks with their counterparts as part of Turkey's efforts to end the attacks in Idlib.</p>