The Turkish Coast Guard mentioned Friday it rescued 11 irregular migrants, who had been illegally pushed again into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities.
Teams had been dispatched off the coast of Datca in southwestern Mugla province after the coast guard realized that there have been irregular migrants on a lifeboat.
The Coast Guard additionally mentioned 1,007 irregular migrants had been rescued in 31 separate incidents between Dec. 23 and 29 as a part of the combat towards irregular migration.
Alongside irregular migrants, three migrant smuggling suspects had been arrested.
Türkiye has been a key transit level for asylum seekers attempting to cross into Europe to start out new lives, particularly these fleeing conflict and persecution.
Human rights teams and media retailers have often reported on unlawful pushbacks and different human rights breaches by Greek authorities.
Ankara 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 girls and kids.
