There is a need for a more humane approach to migration, as the rights of migrants are increasingly being violated, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have each racked up high-profile endorsements in recent days. Turkish voters will head to the polls for a runoff vote this weekend.
Greece has been accused of pushing back refugees by allegedly abandoning them at sea, leaving them for Turkish authorities to deport them back to Turkey.
The new Prefect of Agrigento, the Sicilian region that includes the island of Lampedusa, pledged to beef up intervention on the island in his inauguration speech on Tuesday (May 23).
Analyst Omar Kadkoy discusses the position on Syrian refugees maintained by the two Turkish candidates facing off in the run-off for Turkish presidential elections on Sunday.