Turkey opens borders to let migrants reach Europe
A migrant girl warms herself by the fire near the banks of Evros river, the natural border between Turkey and Greece, near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. Tens of thousands of migrants, mostly from Syria, other Middle Eastern states and Afghanistan,...more
A riot police officer hits a migrant with his baton as police try to disperse a group of migrants outside the port of Mytilene, Greece, March 3, 2020. The latest migrant surge follows Turkey's decision to stop enforcing a 2016 accord with the...more
A Syrian migrant woman from Idlib holds her baby as she waits to cross the Meric (Maritsa) river to reach Greece, in Doyran Village, near the Turkish border city of Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. The surge has revived memories of the 2015-16 refugee...more
Migrants walk next to the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Migrants fall off a horse cart as they ride near the Pazarkule border crossing in Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Migrants stand on the banks of Evros river, the natural border between Turkey and Greece, near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Migrants react inside a truck, near the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
A migrant child is passed from a truck near the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Migrants carry firewood near the banks of Evros river, natural border between Turkey and Greece, near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Migrants warm themself by the fire near the banks of Evros river, the natural border between Turkey and Greece, near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Greek soldiers patrol near Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya
Migrants from African countries wait to board a dinghy sailing off for the Greek island of Lesbos near the western Turkish coastal town of Ayvacik, in Canakkale province, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A migrant man carries a baby as he walks near Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Migrants from African countries dry their clothes on trees as they wait to board a dinghy sailing off for the Greek island of Lesbos near the western Turkish coastal town of Ayvacik, in Canakkale province, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Migrants look as a Greek soldier patrols on the banks of Evros river, the natural border between Turkey and Greece, pictured from Turkey's side near Edirne, Turkey, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Migrants from Afghanistan that arrived on a dinghy on a beach in the past two days after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, warm themselves next to a bonfire near the village of Skala Sikamias, Greece, March 2, 2020....more
Migrants walk along fields near the border line to reach Greece near Karpuzlu village, of the Turkish border city of Edirne, Turkey, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A migrant carrying a suitcase walks towards the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Migrants from Afghanistan arrive on a dinghy on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias, after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
A man holds his three sons as migrants from Afghanistan arrive on a dinghy on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Migrants rest near the border with Greece, near Edirne, Turkey, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A migrant from Bangladesh waits on a road side near Turkey's Ipsala border crossing with Greece's Kipi, in Edirne, Turkey March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
A Greek soldier stands next to an army vehicle with a broken windshield as migrants who want to cross into Greece from Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing are gathered at the borderline, in Kastanies, Greece, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandros...more
Migrants try to bring down part of a border fence on the Turkish-Greek border at Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya
Migrants who want to cross into Greece from Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing shout slogans as they are gathered at the borderline, in Kastanies, Greece, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Migrants walk towards the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Migrants cross Meric river as they walk towards the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, near Edirne, Turkey March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Migrants walk towards the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, in Edirne, Turkey March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Migrants carry a dinghy to cross the Evros river to reach Greece, pictured near the Turkish border city of Edirne, Turkey, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) members approach migrants who reached Greece after crossing the Evros river to bring them back to Turkey, as they are pictured from the Turkish border village of Elcili, Turkey March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin...more
A hooded migrant who, along with other migrants wants to cross into Greece from Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing, prepares to throw a stone at a Greek riot police officer, in Kastanies, Greece, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Locals, who prevent migrants on a dinghy from disembarking at the port of Thermi, beat a journalist, as a woman tries to stop them, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Migrants from Afghanistan are seen on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias, after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
A woman is covered with a blanket after migrants from sub-saharan African arrive on a dinghy on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias on the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
A migrants stands during clashes with Greek police, at the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, in Edirne, Turkey, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
Members of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees deliver food to migrants at Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, in Edirne, Turkey, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Migrants camp as they await to cross the border at Turkey's Pazarkule with Greece's Kastanies, in Edirne, Turkey February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A girl reacts as migrants from Afghanistan arrive on a dinghy on a beach near the village of Skala Sikamias on the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Migrants react as they walk to the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies, in Pazarkule, Turkey, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
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