Middle East Refugees migrating through Turkey into Greece

by Alyssa Lewis
Edited by: Patrick McDonough

Turkey is neglecting a 2016 agreement to police its borders and stop Middle East refugees from migrating to Greece, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Thousands of migrants are traveling through Turkey in search of a better life, to escape conflict zones. Greece is a passport free travel area making it ideal for migrants to enter the European Union, unlike other countries in the surrounding area.

Migrants are stuck in a buffer zone between Greece and Turkey, with very few belongings. Refugees have been shot and, in some cases, killed by the military when they got too close to Greece.

(Photo by: the Wall Street Journal)

Greece has closed off its borders, and the EU plans on providing Greece with $391 million to aid this boarder crisis.

Turkey will not stop the refugees until the EU provides support dealing with the growing refugee population.