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Erdogan claimed Turkey had only received a fraction of the money promised to them for taking in migrants sent back from Greece - stating they were given just a third of the €3bn promised.

But the Commission has hit back, saying the leader's allegations were "not true" as the full sum had been sent over.

The deal, and the promised cash, allows Europe to send Middle East refugees who arrived in Greece back to Turkey in exchange for political and financial freedom.

But the Turkish leader estimated Turkey has spent some £9.12billion (€10.9 bn) to help refugees since the start of the five-year civil war in Syria.