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About 35 soldiers have reportedly marched onto a floodplain site on the east bank of the River Evros near the town of Feres on the disputed border between Turkey and Greece.
Special forces and infantry set up a camp with a small Turkish flag flying from a tree and rejected Greek demands to withdraw.
Longstanding disputes over the position of the border arise from the fact the Evros River, which marks it out, often shifts its course.
Turkish special forces and infantry set up camp with a small Turkish flag flying from a tree and rejected Greek demands to withdraw. Source: Supplied
The movement leaves land that is technically part of Greece to the river’s east, and land that is technically part of Turkey to its West.
The incursion took place on Friday (AEST) and was reportedly a response to a Greek army survey of the 1.6-hectare site as part of plans to build additional border fences.
Turkey currently hosts more than four million refugees from Syria and other countries affected by conflict in the region.
Special forces and infantry set up a camp with a small Turkish flag flying from a tree and rejected Greek demands to withdraw.
Longstanding disputes over the position of the border arise from the fact the Evros River, which marks it out, often shifts its course.
Turkish special forces and infantry set up camp with a small Turkish flag flying from a tree and rejected Greek demands to withdraw. Source: Supplied
The movement leaves land that is technically part of Greece to the river’s east, and land that is technically part of Turkey to its West.
The incursion took place on Friday (AEST) and was reportedly a response to a Greek army survey of the 1.6-hectare site as part of plans to build additional border fences.
Turkey currently hosts more than four million refugees from Syria and other countries affected by conflict in the region.
