“Balkan Route”: Where do Syrian immigrants come from and where do they plan to go?

While Greeks say they will be able to cope with the new influx of migrants to the Balkan Peninsula in any way possible, they are increasing border protection and say they are ready for a new wave of migrants.

According to Turkish Foreign Minister Suleiman Soylo, more than 100,000 migrants fled Turkey via Edirne province in the northwest of the country, bordering Greece and Bulgaria, respectively, the European Union until yesterday.

However, Greece cannot confirm that so many migrants have crossed the border.

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced over the weekend that around 13,000 migrants have already arrived between Greece and Turkey

Turkey is home to nearly four million Syrian refugees, as well as migrants coming from other countries.

However, Turkey has opened the door for migrants to travel to the European Union after at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike in Syria's Idlib province last week.

Turkey has declared it cannot afford the number of people fleeing from war in Syria and hoping for a better life in Europe.

The European Border Supervision Agency Frontex has announced it is “on high alert” on the European border with Turkey.

The alleged Balkan “path of migrants shows two directions. The first route from Turkey to final destinations leads through Greece, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, while the second leads through Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia to Germany.