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Türkiye rescues 139 irregular migrants pushed back by Greece

Türkiye rescues 139 irregular migrants pushed back by Greece

Turkish Coast Guard models rescued 139 irregular migrants in separate incidents, the Coast Guard Command stated on Monday.

Some 115 migrants on life rafts and inflatable boats off Izmir’s Menderes, Dikili and Karaburun districts had been saved after being pushed into Turkish territorial waters by Greek forces, stated the coast guard in an announcement.

Coast guard crews headed to the realm after studying there was a bunch of migrants there, in keeping with the assertion.

The migrants had been taken to the provincial migration administration directorate.

Coast guard cellular radar additionally detected inflatable boats off the coast of Karaburun and Cesme and dispatched crews to rescue 85 different irregular migrants.

Separately, 24 irregular migrants pushed into Turkish territorial waters by Greek forces had been rescued off the coast of Ayvalik in Balikesir, the Turkish Coast Guard stated in an announcement.

A coast guard TCSG-8 boat was assigned to the area after studying in regards to the migrants.

Türkiye and world rights teams have repeatedly condemned Greece’s unlawful apply of pushing again asylum seekers, saying it violates humanitarian values and worldwide legislation by endangering the lives of weak migrants, together with ladies and kids.

Source: www.anews.com.tr