Thread: Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border

Turkey opens borders with Europe as tensions rise with Syria and Russia

“We will not close the gates to refugees,” President Erdogan said in televised address.

Refugees and migrants take an inflatable boat as they attempt to enter Greece from Turkey by crossing the Evros river on Saturday. Osman Orsal / Getty Images



Feb. 29, 2020, 11:16 AM EST

By Isobel van Hagen

The Syrian refugee crisis moved closer to European Union's doorstep Saturday after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would open his borders.


In a televised address less than 48-hours after at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Erdogan said: “We will not close these doors in the coming period and this will continue," according to the Reuters press agency.


"Why?" he added. "The European Union needs to keep its promises. We don’t have to take care of this many refugees, to feed them."


Almost immediately, convoys of people began heading to the Greek land and sea borders.
Live images from Greece's Skai TV on the Turkish side of the northern land border at Kastanies showed Greek riot police firing teargas rounds at groups of migrants who were hurling stones and shouting obscenities.


The Greek government reiterated its promise to keep migrants out and the country's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted: "I want to be clear: no illegal entries into Greece will be tolerated. We are increasing our border security."


In a second tweet he added: “Greece does not bear any responsibility for the tragic events in Syria and will not suffer the consequences of decisions taken by others."

I want to be clear: no illegal entries into Greece will be tolerated. We are increasing our border security.

Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas later told reporters that authorities had thwarted 4,000 people attempting to cross its borders.


In return for E.U. funds, Turkey agreed to step up efforts to halt the flow of hundreds of thousands refugees passing through the country and into Europe, mainly via Greece and Bulgaria.


Turkey has since argued that the E.U. has not held up its end of the bargain in terms of aid assistance.



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/t...ussia-n1145811

Turn them all right back around.


Let their President FEED THEM all.


Chain deportation...needs to happen worldwide.


Stop dumping YOUR problems on our countries.

THIS IS AN INVADING ARMY!!!

MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS NEED TO BE SENT BACK TO SYRIA.



https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other...es/vi-BB10y9yy