Turkish coast guard rescues 15 irregular migrants off Aegean coast
Turkish Coast Guard units rescued 15 irregular migrants who had been pushed back by Greek authorities in Turkey's territorial waters.
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Turkish Coast Guard Command said on its website that coast guard teams rescued the asylum seekers from a rubber boat off the coast of Türkiye’s southwestern Aydın province.
According to the statement, Greek Coast Guard forces pushed the boat carrying irregular migrants back to Turkish territorial waters.
The rescued migrants were referred to the provincial migration office, the statement said.
Historically, Turkey has been a country of origin, transit, and destination for migrants and was a crossroads between Europe and Asia.
Recent regional events have contributed to Turkey becoming a significant destination and transit country for those fleeing conflict, poverty, and disasters.
Turkey hosts one of the largest migrant and refugee populations in the world with 4 million refugees and asylum-seekers in the country, including over 3.7 million Syrians under temporary protection and over 330,000 international protection status holders and asylum-seekers of other nationalities.
According to official reports, the Turkish coast guard intercepted 285,027 irregular migrants in 2022, up from 162,000 in 2021. (ILKHA)
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