At least 18,000 to 20,000 Turkish opposition members and citizens arrived in Greece in the last four years and 9,000 of them have sought political asylum, greekcitytimes.com reports.
Most live in areas of downtown Athens, seeking the opportunity to leave for Germany or another European country.
The arrival of a sailing boat in Kouremenos Bay in Sitia on Sunday morning from Turkey with eight passengers (five men, a woman, and two children), who declared themselves G?lenists, is just one of the hundreds of similar incidents.
Fethullah G?len is an Islamic preacher that was once allied with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an but now lives in exile in the U.S.
A few months ago, another 26 Turks arrived in Chios and said they were being persecuted by the Erdo?an regime, while a few hours later another boat off the coast of Zakynthos capsized which had 75 people who were also of Turkish origin.
On Wednesday, another batch of Turkish citizens arrived in Rhodes, seeking asylum.
These recordings are only a small part of the flow of Turks to Greece considered enemies of Erdo?an.
Read the full report at greekcitytimes.com
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