Turkey -- Europe's backdoor
Sinan Tavsan, Nikkei Staff Writer
Refugees land on the Greek island of Lesbos after sailing from Turkey.
IZMIR, Turkey -- In the middle of the night, a white minivan packed with refugees pulls up to a beach in Bodrum, a Turkish resort town along the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea. The passengers spill out and join other refugees already waiting there. They hide in the dark, keeping low to the ground until the coast guard ship, searchlights scanning the waters, passes and gendarmes finish patrolling the area.
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