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21 Migrants, Including 5 Children, Drown Off Turkey's Coast
Twenty-one migrants including five children drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials said on Friday.
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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey With 45 On Board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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Tayyip Erdogan Warns Europe That Turkey Could Open Migrant Gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan Threatens To Open EU Borders For Migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Friday to open Turkey's borders to allow migrants to reach the European Union, in a move that would tear up a landmark deal that has reduced the flow.
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NATO Says No Aegean Mission End Date
There is no fixed date for the NATO migrant mission in the Aegean Sea to end, an Alliance official said Friday, after Turkey called for the mission's completion "by the end of the year" because it had "reached its goal".
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European Union Moves On Granting Visa-Free Travel To Turkish Citizens
The European Union's executive Commission is recommending that Turkish citizens be allowed to travel to Europe without visas on short vacations and business trips, a major step toward fulfilling a key part of an agreement with Turkey to deal with the migrant crisis.
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Brawls In Turkish Parliament Delay Legislation On Migrant Deal
Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a migration deal with the European Union, but the country's EU minister said a deadline next week would still be met.
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Turkey PM Tells Angela Merkel Visa-Free Travel 'Vital' In Migrant Deal
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials on Saturday that gaining visa-free travel for Turkish citizens was "vital" to the success of a crucial migrant deal.
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Turkey Will Ditch Migrant Deal If EU Breaks Promises: President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain.
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Refugee Protests At Border, Islands: Greece
Refugees and migrants in Greece staged protest today at the country's border with Macedonia and on islands near the Turkish coast, with officials still unsure when an international agreement to reduce migration will take full effect.
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Turkey Confirms 1,734 Migrants, 16 Smugglers Detained In Operation
A total of 1,734 migrants and 16 people smugglers were detained by Turkish coastguard and gendarmerie in an operation on Friday, security forces said in a statement, part of a massive sweep to stop refugees reaching the Greek island of Lesbos.
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EU, Turkey Strike 'Historic' Deal To Send Back Migrants
Turkish and EU leaders agreed a "historic" deal to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, which will see all migrants arriving in Greece being sent back to Turkey from Sunday.
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Angela Merkel Presses For Early Start Of EU Refugee Returns To Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today the European Union must be ready to start returning migrants from Greece to Turkey rapidly to avoid a "pull factor" before the new system takes effect, although EU leaders had set no start date.
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'Game Changer': How European Union May Shut Turkish Door On Migrants
A European Union draft deal with Turkey to stop migrants reaching Greece introduces a harder edge of coercion to what critics have derided as a hitherto feeble EU response to a crisis tearing it apart.
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21 Migrants, Including 5 Children, Drown Off Turkey's Coast
Twenty-one migrants including five children drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials said on Friday.
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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey With 45 On Board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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Tayyip Erdogan Warns Europe That Turkey Could Open Migrant Gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties.
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan Threatens To Open EU Borders For Migrants
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Friday to open Turkey's borders to allow migrants to reach the European Union, in a move that would tear up a landmark deal that has reduced the flow.
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NATO Says No Aegean Mission End Date
There is no fixed date for the NATO migrant mission in the Aegean Sea to end, an Alliance official said Friday, after Turkey called for the mission's completion "by the end of the year" because it had "reached its goal".
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European Union Moves On Granting Visa-Free Travel To Turkish Citizens
The European Union's executive Commission is recommending that Turkish citizens be allowed to travel to Europe without visas on short vacations and business trips, a major step toward fulfilling a key part of an agreement with Turkey to deal with the migrant crisis.
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Brawls In Turkish Parliament Delay Legislation On Migrant Deal
Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a migration deal with the European Union, but the country's EU minister said a deadline next week would still be met.
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Turkey PM Tells Angela Merkel Visa-Free Travel 'Vital' In Migrant Deal
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials on Saturday that gaining visa-free travel for Turkish citizens was "vital" to the success of a crucial migrant deal.
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Turkey Will Ditch Migrant Deal If EU Breaks Promises: President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels failed to fulfil its side of the bargain.
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Refugee Protests At Border, Islands: Greece
Refugees and migrants in Greece staged protest today at the country's border with Macedonia and on islands near the Turkish coast, with officials still unsure when an international agreement to reduce migration will take full effect.
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Turkey Confirms 1,734 Migrants, 16 Smugglers Detained In Operation
A total of 1,734 migrants and 16 people smugglers were detained by Turkish coastguard and gendarmerie in an operation on Friday, security forces said in a statement, part of a massive sweep to stop refugees reaching the Greek island of Lesbos.
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EU, Turkey Strike 'Historic' Deal To Send Back Migrants
Turkish and EU leaders agreed a "historic" deal to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, which will see all migrants arriving in Greece being sent back to Turkey from Sunday.
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Angela Merkel Presses For Early Start Of EU Refugee Returns To Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today the European Union must be ready to start returning migrants from Greece to Turkey rapidly to avoid a "pull factor" before the new system takes effect, although EU leaders had set no start date.
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'Game Changer': How European Union May Shut Turkish Door On Migrants
A European Union draft deal with Turkey to stop migrants reaching Greece introduces a harder edge of coercion to what critics have derided as a hitherto feeble EU response to a crisis tearing it apart.
