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Turkish president claims ‘millions’ of migrants could soon arrive in Europe

The Turkish president has warned that "millions" of migrants and refugees will soon head towards Europe, BBC reported. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was speaking after announcing Turkey could no...

Kremlin tells Ankara it cannot guarantee safety of Turkish planes over Syria

The Kremlin on Monday drew Turkey’s attention to a warning from the Russian Defense Ministry that Moscow could not guarantee the safety of Turkish planes flying...

Syrian gov’t vows to repel Turkish attacks in Idlib region: report

The Syrian government on Monday pledged to repel Turkish forces attacking its Russian-backed troops in northwestern Syria as tensions spike between Damascus and Ankara, AFP reported,...

Turkish president hopes for ceasefire in meeting with Putin

Turkey's president said he hopes to broker a cease-fire later this week in Moscow when he meets with his Russian counterpart, after growing alarm over direct...

Greece blocks nearly 10,000 migrants at border with Turkey: report

Greece has blocked nearly 10,000 migrants trying to enter from the Turkish border over the past 24 hours, a Greek government source said Sunday, according to...

Syrian migrant dies on border in Turkey after Greek security force intervention: report

A Syrian migrant seeking to cross from Turkey into Greece died from injuries on Monday after Greek security forces intervened to prevent the passage of migrants gathered...

Thousands of migrants head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates

Greece placed its borders on maximum security footing on Sunday after hundreds of migrants used porous crossing points to enter the country from Turkey, with thousands...

Erdoğan aide says more than 80,800 refugees left Turkey for Europe

The number of irregular migrants who left Turkey for Europe reached 80,888 in the past several days, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate, Fahrettin Altun,...

Turkey halts flights to Italy, S. Korea, Iraq over coronavirus fears

Turkey has halted passenger flights to and from Iraq, Italy and South Korea in the wake of an increasing number of coronavirus infections and deaths in...

‘Gates will remain open’: Erdoğan says 18,000 migrants crossed European border

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in İstanbul on Saturday that 18,000 migrants had crossed the border, without providing evidence, adding that the number...

Nigeria’s first coronavirus case traveled from Milan via İstanbul: report

Nigeria’s first confirmed coronavirus case was not detected at the airport and traveled to the country from Milan, using İstanbul as a transit point, before he...

Greece will not tolerate illegal entry of migrants from Turkey: PM

Greece will not tolerate any illegal entries of migrants through its borders and will increase its border security, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, according...

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