Migrants and refugees are seen behind a wired fence at the borderline between Greece and Turkey near the closed Kastanies border crossing in northeastern Greece, where thousands gathered near the Evros River in an attempt to cross into Greece, on March 2, 2020. Greece on Sunday decided to ...
The agreement also aimed to speed up Turkey's accession into the block and visa-free travel for Turkish nationals within the Schengen area, on condition that Ankara meets requirements set by the EU. Turkey hosts more than 3.7 million migrants. The number of people illegally crossing the Aegean ...
Even though the North Aegean islands are far from the country’s centers of population (and closer to mainland Turkey than Greece), they’re really easy to reach traveling by boat or plane. A little off the tourist track, this charming cluster of islands is characterized by picturesque mountai...
In the past Athens has denied Turkish claims that its forces push migrants they capture back into Turkey, or sink migrant boats at sea. Soylu said on Twitter the 12 people who died were part of a larger group of 22 migrants who were stripped of their shoes and clothing by Greek border ...
Greece says it will renew a request for European Union funds in 2022 to extend a border wall along its frontier with Turkey and promised to expand a powerful surveillance network aimed at stopping migrants entering the country illegally.
Turkey uses water from the Maritza and Tundja rivers, which flow from Bulgaria, and wants to build a dam on the Tundzha in the Edirne district, very close to the Bulgarian border. Negotiations between the two countries have been ongoing in recent months, with Turkey offering Bulgaria...
Migrants wait patiently in the baking heat at the tiny railway station of Idomeni, on Greece's border with Macedonia. (Photo: Fernande van Tets) "The migrants were mostly middle class, people who could afford the crossing from Turkey to Greece. They wore trainers and outfits similar to our ...
which dates to the 8th century B.C. We’ll also include admission to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, offering insight into the various cultures that have left their mark on Turkey. By late morning, we’ll stop at a large shopping mall where you can choose from a variety of dining...
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Earlier this month, at least 27 people drowned in two separate incidents. In one, 18 people died when a boat that had set sail from Turkey sank off the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, while in the other, a yacht carrying about 100 people sank in a gale, killing at least nine and le...