Erdogan Bayraktar, a former Turkish environment and urban planning minister, last week disclosed new details about an issue that had looked closed for years.

The problem of Afghan refugees is likely to remain on Turkey’s agenda for some time to come. The country is already home to the world’s largest number of displaced people.

Turkey last month volunteered to assume the management and security of Kabul airport in Afghanistan and negotiations are now underway with the Afghan government, the US and the Taliban to sort out the details. NATO has admitted that this mission suits Turkey better than its other members.

Turkey is faced with some difficult choices after two important summits that took place last month.