New migrant crisis: Thousands reach Greek border – BBC Newsnight

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Thousands of migrants searched for ways to get across Greece‘s border with Turkey, as Athens ramped up its diplomatic efforts to get help from the European Union to seal off its eastern land and sea frontiers.
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Is this the beginning of a new migrant crisis?

International Editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports.

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In This Story: Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe.

Istanbul, which straddles Europe and Asia, is the country’s largest city, while Ankara is the capital. The majority of the population identifies as Turkish, around 20% identify as Kurdish.

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