Dozens of Syrian refugees were seen rushing to board coaches in Turkey’s Istanbul on Friday after Ankara decided to open its border to Europe. The move comes after an airstrike on Thursday killed at least 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib province. Fearing the window to leave Turkey would soon close, some of the 3.6 million Syrians living in the country have begun to vacate
“Busses full of migrants are leaving Istanbul terminal to Edirne every 15 minutes. %95 are men who are empty-handed or with only a backpack or a plastic bag. Africans, North Africans are along with Syrians. They say their goal is first Greece then West Europe.
Busses full of migrants are leaving Istanbul terminal to Edirne every 15 minutes. %95 are men who are empty handed or with only a backpack or a plastic bag. Africans, North Africans are along with Syrians. They say their goal is first Greece then West Europe. pic.twitter.com/CIkhGkhIEO
— Esra Yalçınalp (@esrayalcinalp) February 28, 2020
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“Dağhan Irak (@daghanirak):
probably for the first time in media history, a news agency is producing live coverage of state-sponsored human trafficking, with drones and everything.
probably for the first time in media history, a news agency is producing live coverage of state-sponsored human trafficking, with drones and everything. https://t.co/mxeC3V0EwV
— Dağhan Irak (@daghanirak) February 28, 2020
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Göçmenler #Yunanistan'ın #Midilli Adasına ulaştı pic.twitter.com/AQhLGresgR
— ANADOLU AJANSI (@anadoluajansi) February 28, 2020
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Jennifer Hattam (@TheTurkishLife):
Turkish flags hang from shops in Istanbul after news overnight of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria.
Turkish flags hang from shops in Istanbul after news overnight of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria. pic.twitter.com/ezXattBsqH
— Jennifer Hattam (@TheTurkishLife) February 28, 2020
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Thousands of irregular migrants have flocked to Edirne, a border province in northwestern Turkey, to make their way to Europe.
Julia Hahn (@juliahahntv):
Tonight @ #Turkey’s border with #Greece: Hundreds of ppl demand passage. They’ve headed here from elsewhere in TR after reports the country would no longer stop refugees from reaching Europe. But Greece’s border remained closed, police repeatedly fired tear gas. Via @tuncaogreten
Tonight @ #Turkey’s border with #Greece: Hundreds of ppl demand passage. They’ve headed here from elsewhere in TR after reports the country would no longer stop refugees from reaching Europe. But Greece’s border remained closed, police repeatedly fired tear gas. Via @tuncaogreten pic.twitter.com/8lAULJvQgz
— Julia Hahn (@juliahahntv) February 28, 2020
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Gülşah İnce (@gulsahince):
Çoğu Suriyeli göçmenler Edirne’deki Avrupa kapısında nasıl mı karşılandı? Biber gazıyla… Nefes alabilsin diye oğlunu bağrına basan bir baba…
Çoğu Suriyeli göçmenler Edirne'deki Avrupa kapısında nasıl mı karşılandı? Biber gazıyla… Nefes alabilsin diye oğlunu bağrına basan bir baba… pic.twitter.com/ZeyxueuYok
— Gülşah İnce (@gulsahince) February 28, 2020
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Some accounts claim that TRT Arabic channel actually showed refugees the routes to take into the depth of Europe:
TRT Arapça hesabı, mültecilerin Türkiye'den çeşitli Avrupa ülkelerine hangi rotaları kullanarak gidebileceğini gösteren bir harita paylaştı. pic.twitter.com/XYWhuOhQc4
— Suriye Haber Ajansı (@SuriyeHbrAjansi) February 28, 2020
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Dağhan Irak (@daghanirak):
A Haber: 23.05
TRT: 23.08
NTV: 23.09
CNN Türk: 23.11
Telefonun geliş sırası bu muhtemelen. İktidara yakınlık sırasıyla uyumlu.
A Haber: 23.05
TRT: 23.08
NTV: 23.09
CNN Türk: 23.11Telefonun geliş sırası bu muhtemelen. İktidara yakınlık sırasıyla uyumlu. pic.twitter.com/5I0NDpPnvd
— Dağhan Irak (@daghanirak) February 27, 2020
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