Davutoglu made the comments in a speech to his party in parliament.
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“It’s important to see quick, visible improvements for refugees in Turkey”, Merkel said on Monday.
Mrs Merkel was in Ankara for talks on how to reduce the influx of migrants into Europe, mostly via a perilous boat crossing from Turkey to Greece.
Whilst Merkel met with the Turkish leaders on Monday authorities confirmed that at least 33 migrants had died in two separate accidents, as they attempted to cross the Aegean Sea to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.
Turkey, meanwhile, is home to the world’s largest population of Syrian refugees, an estimated 2.5 million people.
The clashes in the north of Aleppo province – sparked by a week-long government assault with Russian air support – have displaced tens of thousands of people.
State-run news agency SANA said army troops took control of the village of Kfeen in the northern countryside of Aleppo “after wiping out the last group of terrorists there”.
But he added that his country, which is hosting some 2.7 million Syrian refugees, should not be expected “to shoulder the refugee issue alone”.
“Under such circumstances, it’s hard for peace talks to take place, and so this situation must be brought to an end quickly”.
“Around 30,000 Syrians have now massed” at the border with north-western Syria which remains closed, he said.
“Some villages in Aleppo have been completely emptied of people”.
“It is clear that the Russians are aiming for the encirclement and to lay siege to Aleppo as has happened in other parts of Syria”.
Mr Andrews says he believes Turkey will accept the Syrian refugees but that thousands of people who have fled Syria are not being allowed to enter the country as it has said it has reached full capacity.
Merkel is in the Turkish capital for talks with the Turkish Prime Minister and other officials.
“If Aleppo falls, people will come out in the millions to Turkey wearing nothing but the clothes on their backs”, said Aleppo native Yasser, who declined to give his surname out of concerns for his safety.
The fractious relationship has been further strained by the arrival of tens of thousands of refugees from Aleppo at the Turkish border. He is said to have told him: “We have treated you as a prince in Brussels”.
“In the resolution the Security Council demands that all sides stop attacks on civilians and civilian targets without delay, and in particular the use of indiscriminate weapons, such as bomb attacks from the air. This is what causes refugees”. Akdogan said: “On the one hand they say “open your borders, take everyone in” on the other hand they say ‘close your border don’t let anyone through”.
The Syrian military and its allies were nearly five km (3 miles) from the rebel-held town of Tal Rafaat, which has brought them to around 25 km (16 miles) from the Turkish border, the rebels, residents and a conflict monitor said.
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Turkey and Germany have finally reached a middle ground regarding the countries’ stance on the ongoing refugee crisis. She travels to Turkey for the second time in four months, and less than three weeks after she and Davutoglu agreed that illegal migration presented a regional threat that must be addressed with “the utmost urgency”. In return, the European Union pledged the money to help improve the condition of refugees, and to grant political concessions to Turkey, including an easing of visa restrictions and the fast-tracking of its European Union membership process.
