Overview

• Turkey has announced the start of a border wall along its 200 km frontier with Greece to prevent illegal migration into the European Union.
• The initial phase of construction will cover 8.5 kilometers in the province of Edirne, with further sections planned in the future.
• This move aligns with a 2016 agreement between Turkey and the EU, under which Turkey agreed to host nearly 3 million Syrian refugees in exchange for financial support.
• Tensions between Turkey and Greece over migration have flared in recent years, including a 2020 standoff when Turkey threatened to open its borders to Europe.
• Turkey has previously built over 1,000 km of border walls along its frontiers with Syria and Iran to address similar migration challenges.