Economics
Europe Risks New Migration Meltdown as Erdogan Opens Floodgates
- Ankara signals won’t stand in way of refugees trying to leave
- Crisis started after Turkey suffered military losses in Syria
Migrants burn rubbish against Greek border police's intervention on Turkey's border with Greek in Edirne, Turkey on Feb. 29.
Photographer: Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Europe risks a repeat of a migration crisis that five years ago tested its political limits and physical borders as increasing numbers of refugees gather anew on its doorstep.
The rapidly evolving emergency came after Turkey signaled it won’t stand in the way of people using its territory to escape Syria and other war-ravaged countries, as thousands of desperate asylum seekers flocked toward the Greek border and security forces deployed tear gas to hold them back.