By Antonis Anzoletou

His account deadly earthquake in southeastern Turkey continues and is expected to last much longer.

The change of attitude of Ankara is the only positive derivative of the tragic natural phenomenon.

Tayyip Erdogan he has put aside war rhetoric and thrown all his weapons into the reconstruction of the affected areas.

A very difficult and extremely demanding process in which if he does not cope the elections will be a lost cause for his party.

The new data that emerges from the powerful impact of the enclave is a possible refugee wave.

In the government camp they were already preparing for the new year as evidence showed that since the autumn there had been an increase in flows with pressures becoming greater and in Evros.

For that, in fact the Prime Minister at the last extraordinary Summit in Brussels asked the EU for support for immigration and in particular for projects such as the fence in the north of the country.

Yannis Oikonomou did not connect the earthquake in the neighboring country with the risk of new migration flows.

“Our country is constantly prepared to face possible such issues. The concern not only of Greece, but of the international community in general is how the conditions will be created so that their region can be rebuilt and they can remain there».

Conditions in Turkey are extreme.

It is possible that they will force a part of the population to emigrate. And given that the same pressure will exist from the side of Syria, the treaty is not simple and does not allow inaction.

Yesterday’s earthquake, after all, rang another “bell” for the region and how these people will be asked to live in the next period.

Since Tayyip Erdoğan has attempted many times in the past to instrumentalize this particular issue to his advantage, special attention is needed.

Everything will also be judged by the time of the elections, with the Turkish president appearing annoyed to his interlocutors by the scenarios regarding their postponement. The European Union is ready to send aid with the disbursement of around 3 billion euros expected to be made available.

How quickly and efficiently everything will run is expected to be the catalyst for developments.

It is a fact that for a large number of Syrians the geographical restrictions have been lifted, so there will be internal movement in Turkey, as well as Turkish citizens.

“If there is not an effort by the international community to support Turkey, then there will be a great effort by Syrians or Turks to come to Europe. Now they go to Cyprus, Bulgaria or Italy. Arrivals in Italy are five times more than in the Greek islands. Since March 2020, when we experienced what we experienced in Evros, our country has shown that it can protect its borders“, said Notis Mitarakis.