FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 22, 2024. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and racism on Monday, July 1, 2024 a day after residents in a neighborhood in central Turkey set Syrian-owned shops on fire. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye /Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - Syrians wait to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near the town of Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and racism on Monday July 1, 2024, a day after residents in a neighborhood in central Turkey set Syrian-owned shops on fire. (AP Photo/Unal Cam, File)