- On July 7, Ankara announced that more than 1 million of Syrians came back to Syria voluntarily.
- Turkey accused Greece of further refoulements to Turkey, while Greece accused Turkey of turning a blind eye to irregular migrants leaving its shores. On July 1, two rubber boats with 37 and 47 people respectively were rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos by Turkish authorities, as well as another boat transporting 11 people near the port city of Izmir.
