According to the UN, more than 3,220 people have fled from Turkey to Greece overland since the beginning of the year.
Greek police picked up around 40 migrants crossing the Greek-Turkish border river on Monday Euros (Turkish: Meric) and thus arrived in Greece and the EU. This was announced by the Greek police on Monday. This is the same group of migrants who stayed on a small island in the river for more than a week.
The Greek authorities said they were initially on Turkish soil and could not help them. The Turkish authorities remained silent despite being informed twice about the presence of migrants on the island, according to Greek government sources on Monday.
Over 3000 people since the beginning of the year
According to their own statements, the people came from Syria. They feared that the Turkish authorities would send them back to their homeland if they were not accepted in Greece and thus in the EU, according to a report by the left-wing Greek news portal efsys.gr.
According to the UN refugee agency, from the beginning of the year to August 7, 3,225 people fled from Turkey overland to Greece.
(APA/dpa)