![Refugees from Greece arrive at the airport in Hanover, Germany, Thirsday, April 22, 2021. A year after the start of the action to take in people in need of protection from Greek refugee camps, a plane carrying migrants has landed in Germany for the last time for the time being. A total of almost 3,000 people were taken from deplorable conditions in the camps on the Greek islands. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MX6JPVZTWNSIEKQB3PKEFVNIXQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=c417f1fcdc56662dc91621518bb0495279de3bd7c8e005ce41cae6355e139bb2&width=400&height=225)
The EU has seen a surge in asylum claims from the Middle East over the past six years. Reuters
The EU has seen a surge in asylum claims from the Middle East over the past six years. Reuters
Almost as many Turks as Iraqis want EU asylum. Why?
It is not just the war zones of the Middle East that are producing refugees