Turkey's "Good Neighbor" Policy

Hat tip Unzensuriert (Au). Translation by Fousesquawk.

Under dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has been nothing but a problem for its European neighbors. Not only do they interfere in the affairs of the Turkish diaspora in Western Europe and encourage them to radicalize, but they are also even facilitating the entry of illegal migrants through their territory into Western Europe. To the extent they actually cooperate with the Europeans, it is all dependent on forcing Europe to comply with Turkish demands.

The below report is from the conservative Austrian site, Unzensuriert. 

 https://www.unzensuriert.at/content/126813-athen-tuerkei-droht-eu-mit-neuer-fluechtlingswelle-und-bringt-fluechtlinge-gleich-hin/

Caption beneath photo: In spite of Corona, thousands of migrants are still coming to Europe. At this time, mainly by boats, which are even accompanied to their destination by Turkish warships.

Migration

Athens: Turkey threatens with a refugee wave and brings "refugees" to  Greece

Not far from the sights of the media's attention, the migration from Africa and the Near East goes along its merry way. Now Greece is making sure that the mainstream media does cannot bypass the reporting.

"Refugees" are accompanied by warships

Athens accuses Turkey of having accompanied about 300 migrants who wanted to come to Greece by boat with warships. For the Greeks, they are no "refugees".

Greece's immigration minister, Notis Mitarakis, told the Greek news service, Skai, on Saturday:

"The Geneva Convention on Refugees concerns people who flee from danger, not people who are supported in their crossing by neighboring states."

Athens remained firm

Athens will not be fooled by the Turks. According to their own (words), the Greek Marine Police prevented the boats from reaching Greek waters. The Turkish Coast Guard had no other choice but to take the migrants back to the Turkish coast.

Turkey's undisguised threat

Not only that. Athens goes further and insinuates a tactical maneuver on the part of Turkey.  The action reportedly is connected to the planned trip of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel to Turkey.

Since hundreds of thousands of migrants have moved through and out of Turkey, through Greece to Central Europe in 2015,  the EU has paid tribute to Ankara to prevent illegal migration. With the travel support, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to show what Turkey can initiate if the EU doesn't comply with Turkish demands.