EU must support Turkey in Syria if it wants migrant solution: Turkish President

As Turkey opened its borders to Europe to potentially millions of migrants, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reportedly said that European Union must support Turkey in Syria if it wants migrants solution. According to international media reports, Tukey hosts more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees and thousands of migrants searched for ways to cross Greece's border with Turkey on March 3. 

Turkey h reportedly also demanded more support from Europe in dealing with fallout from Syrian war to its south, however, Erdogan accused EU of igring Turkey's security concerns while supporting Greece. Earlier this week, Turkish Ambassor to UK also accused EU of 'betrayal, hypocrisy' and 'selfishness' over alleged violation of a 2016 agreement under which his country agreed to stem flow of migrants into bloc. Turkey ambassor also said that EU's treatment of agreement with Turkey constituted a 'very huge disappointment' that could only be rectified by fulfilling 2016 commitments. 

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'Turkey t obliged to look after refugees'

Erdogan on Saturday claimed that over 18,000 refugees h crossed western border that it shares with Greece after Ankara opened its gate amid a new military campaign in rth-western Syria. According to reports, Erdogan did t provide any evidence to support his claim but said that Turkey is t obliged to look after and feed so many refugees. Erdogan's claim came after chaos sparked at western border where Greek troops prevented migrants from entering Europe by firing teargas and stun grenes.

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Erdogan h threatened to open its western border allowing migrants to cross to Europe, with which it h signed an accord in 2016 promising to prevent migration in return of financial support. Erdogan complained that funds meant to support refugees were arriving too slowly from Brussels. 

However, media reports suggest that new shift in Ankara's policy is because Turkey is trying to secure support from NATO and European Union over its new military campaign in rth-western Idlib province, Syria's last rebel-held region. According to reports, Turkish military is supporting rebels in Idlib who are facing an onslaught from Ass's regime forces that are backed by Russian airpower.

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