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Turkish Coast Guard rescued the irregular migrants after their boat was illegally pushed again by Greek forces into Turkish waters within the Aegean Sea.
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A Turkish navy drone has recorded footage of Greek forces illegally pushing again a ship carrying irregular migrants to Turkish territorial waters, the National Defence Ministry mentioned.
The unlawful Greek pushback was recorded 3.62 miles (5.82 kilometres) southwest off the coast of Cesme within the Aegean Sea on December 29, the ministry mentioned in a tweet on Monday.
The Turkish Coast Guard was instantly alerted and rescued the irregular migrants, it added.
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Türkiye detects one other unlawful Greek pushback of irregular migrants
Human rights teams and media shops have ceaselessly reported on unlawful pushbacks and different human rights breaches by Greek authorities.
Türkiye and international rights teams have repeatedly condemned Greece’s unlawful observe of pushing again irregular migrants, saying it violates humanitarian values and worldwide regulation by endangering the lives of weak migrants, together with ladies and youngsters.
Türkiye has been a key transit level for irregular migrants desirous to cross into Europe to start out new lives, particularly these fleeing warfare and persecution.
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Turkish drone data recent Greek pushback of migrants in Aegean Sea
Source: AA
