• Turkey, EU to hold talks amid standoff over migrants

    Turkey, EU to hold talks amid standoff over migrants

    Mar 09, 2020 03:45 PM EST

    ... Speaking in Berlin, where he also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mitsotakis said "there must be a concrete change in Ankara's policy" if Turkey is to become an ally of the EU in the migration issue once more. The first step, he said, would be for Erdogan "to ...

  • Migrants clash with Greek authorities in push to exit Turkey

    Migrants clash with Greek authorities in push to exit Turkey

    Mar 07, 2020 10:38 PM EST

    Tensions escalated Saturday on Greece’s border with Turkey as migrants attempting to get into Europe faced off with Greek police. Authorities used tear gas to try and disperse a group of migrants armed with rocks who tried to tear down a border fence. Lydia Emmanouilidou, a reporter for public ...

  • Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border

    Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border

    Mar 07, 2020 05:55 PM EST

    ... migrants from attempting to reach the Greek islands in dinghies to avoid “human tragedies." Hundreds have drowned attempting the comparatively short but dangerous voyage from Turkey's coast. Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Associated Press reporters Costas Kantouris in Kastanies, Greece, Demetris Nellas in Athens and David Rising in Berlin ...

  • Turkey deploying special forces to border amid migrant surge

    Turkey deploying special forces to border amid migrant surge

    Mar 05, 2020 03:24 PM EST

    Erdogan, whose country currently houses more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees, had frequently threatened to open Turkey's borders and send migrants and refugees into Europe. He maintains the EU has not upheld its end of a more than 6 billion euro deal designed to stem the flow of ...

  • Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greece-Turkey border

    Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greece-Turkey border

    Mar 02, 2020 02:14 PM EST

    ... the island’s main town of Mytilene were being taken to the island’s main port for processing there in makeshift facilities instead of Moria. Turkey’s communications director, Fahrettin Altun, said Sunday the fighting in Idlib was directly linked to Turkey's decision to open the gates for refugees ...

  • Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at borders

    Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at borders

    Mar 01, 2020 04:23 PM EST

    ... Referring to losses inflicted on Syria, he said Turkey had “neutralized” more than 2,200 Syrian troops, 103 tanks and eight helicopters. The operation is Turkey's fourth in the war-torn country since 2016.Altun, the Turkish communications director, claimed 80,888 migrants had left Turkey for Europe “in ...

  • As fighting between Syria and Turkey escalates, Idlib faces mounting humanitarian crisis

    As fighting between Syria and Turkey escalates, Idlib faces mounting humanitarian crisis

    Feb 28, 2020 11:43 PM EST

    ... If the Syrian regime and its Russian and Iranian allies are in charge, then we have no option but to go to Turkey, and, from Turkey, go to Europe. Nick Schifrin: But, in Turkey, Syrian refugees who have spent months or years sheltering are trying to enter Greece, after Turkey ...

  • Turkey, Russia seek to defuse tensions in Syria as migrants push west

    Turkey, Russia seek to defuse tensions in Syria as migrants push west

    Feb 28, 2020 10:19 PM EST

    ... direct support and has accused Syria of breaking a 2018 agreement to reduce the conflict in Idlib. Russia and Syrian President Bashar Assad have said Turkey has failed to honor a deal to separate extremist groups from other fighters in the region. Wilks reported from Ankara, Turkey. Associated Press writers ...

  • Turkey threatens to let refugees into Europe as violence escalates in Syria

    Turkey threatens to let refugees into Europe as violence escalates in Syria

    Feb 28, 2020 12:11 PM EST

    “Some asylum seekers and migrants in our country, worried about developments, have begun to move towards our western borders,” he said. “If the situation worsens, this risk will continue to increase.” However, he added that there was “no change” in Turkey’s migration policy. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...

  • News Wrap: Turkey says 29 soldiers killed in Syrian airstrike on Idlib

    News Wrap: Turkey says 29 soldiers killed in Syrian airstrike on Idlib

    Feb 27, 2020 11:45 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, a major new military clash erupted between Turkey and Syria, with at least 29 Turkish soldiers reportedly killed in an airstrike on northwestern Syria’s Idlib province. Also, in India, the death toll from this week’s rioting between Hindus and Muslims reached 32. Security ...