In 2020, Turkey instrumentalised tens of thousands of migrants at the Evros border, attempting a mass illegal entry into Greece.
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Estimates of the number gathered at the border vary: academic analysis (Verfassungsblog) puts the figure at 12,000-25,000 people gathered along the land border, while France24 reported about 13,000 on 28-29 February 2020; Turkey itself claimed more than 76,000 people were heading for the border (The Guardian, 1 March 2020).
Greek authorities stated that tens of thousands of migrants were stopped from entering, but this is an official national claim rather than an independently audited count.
The claim uses the loose quantifier 'tens of thousands', which is supported by several sources but is not a precise, single audited figure.
No source dated before the session date contradicts the claim; the sources are contemporaneous (2020) reports.