The need for United Nations safe zones at the Syrian border is once again on Turkey’s agenda as a new flood of refugees from Syria pour into the country amid attacks by militants of the so-called ISIL.

The need for United Nations safe zones at the Syrian border is once again on Turkey's agenda as a new flood of refugees from Syria pour into the country amid attacks by militants of the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) terrorist group.

The number of Syrian people fleeing to Turkey from the Kurdish city of Kobani had risen to 130,000 since Friday, Turkish officials said on Tuesday.

Both Turkish President Recep Tayyeb Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu have mentioned the importance of safe zones in recent remarks to the media.

Erdogan mentioned the need for zones in a press conference just before leaving for New York on Sunday.

And in a televised interview on Monday night, Davutoglu pointed out the increase in refugee flows triggered by U.S. airstrikes on ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria.

The prime minister said: "We found it would be more legitimate for Turkey to be part of the actions if a safe zone was built to ease the refugee burden on the country."

"Every airstrike can create a new refugee flow. We have to take precautions accordingly."

With several UN Security Council resolutions, safe zones were established in Zepa, Srebrenica, Tuzla, Sarajevo, Gorazde and Bihac regions in 1993 in the country and put under the protection of the UN army and NATO.