The United Nations announced the gathering of about 13,000 immigrants, including children and families, along the 212-km Greek-Turkish border, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the doors for them to cross into Europe.
About 13,000 migrants gathered along the Turkish-Greek border, according to what the United Nations announced on Saturday, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to open doors for migrants to go to Europe.
"Thousands of migrants, including families and children, spend a cold night on the border between Turkey and Greece," the International Organization for Migration said in a statement, noting that its employees had seen "at least 13,000 people crowded along the 212-km border."
Migrants from Istanbul, including Syrians, Iraqis, and Afghans, were crossing fields on foot behind each other towards the Bazarkuli border crossing (or Kastanis crossing from the Greek side), including women and children.
Small groups of immigrants continued to flow towards the border on Sunday morning, carrying their bags on their backs or heads, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
The decision to "open the doors" was taken during an emergency security meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday night. The meeting was held after the killing of at least 33 Turkish military personnel in the Idlib area in northwestern Syria in air strikes attributed by Ankara to the Syrian army forces supported by Russia.
About 13,000 migrants gathered along the Turkish-Greek border, according to what the United Nations announced on Saturday, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to open doors for migrants to go to Europe.
"Thousands of migrants, including families and children, spend a cold night on the border between Turkey and Greece," the International Organization for Migration said in a statement, noting that its employees had seen "at least 13,000 people crowded along the 212-km border."
Migrants from Istanbul, including Syrians, Iraqis, and Afghans, were crossing fields on foot behind each other towards the Bazarkuli border crossing (or Kastanis crossing from the Greek side), including women and children.
Small groups of immigrants continued to flow towards the border on Sunday morning, carrying their bags on their backs or heads, as reported by Agence France-Presse.
The decision to "open the doors" was taken during an emergency security meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday night. The meeting was held after the killing of at least 33 Turkish military personnel in the Idlib area in northwestern Syria in air strikes attributed by Ankara to the Syrian army forces supported by Russia.
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