Turkeys

President Erdogan refuses to stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s borders with Greece

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President Tayyip Erdogan said today he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey’s border into Greece before advising Athens ‘these people won’t stay in Greece’ and to ‘let them pass into other European countries’.   Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to get into Greece, a European Union member state, since Turkey said on … Read more

EU tells Turkey’s Erdogan to pull migrants back from Greek border if he wants support in Syria

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The EU has told Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that if he wants support for his war in Syria, he must first pull an estimated 35,000 migrants back from the Greek border. Erdogan jetted into Brussels for talks today aimed at shoring up the shattered €6bn 2016 migrant deal, where Turkey would hold back an estimated … Read more

Turkey’s tent city: Migrant camp emerges on border with Greece

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These are the desperate scenes from a sprawling migrant camp taking root on the Turkish-Greek border yesterday. Athens said the number of attempted illegal crossings had surged to 35,000 in a week as Turkey was accused of using the migrants as pawns. As tents were pitched at Pazarkule on the Turkish side of the border, … Read more

EU on ‘high alert’ as more than 30,000 migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece and Bulgaria

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The EU is on ‘high alert’ after more than 30,000 migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece and Bulgaria pelted guards with stones and tried to cut through the wire fences. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 18,000 migrants have already crossed into Europe, with the number expected to reach 25,000 to 30,000 in the coming … Read more