Turkiye coastguard rescues 94 irregular migrants off Izmir coast

Turkish Coast Guard units rescue 167 irregular migrants after Greek authorities pushed them into Turkish territorial waters in Izmir, Turkiye on November 29, 2022 [Turkish Coast Guard Command – Anadolu Agency]

The Turkish Coastguard rescued 94 irregular migrants, including children, in the Cesme and Seferihisar districts of Izmir, according to a statement from the Turkish Coastguard command, Turkish local media reports.

According to the report, the rescue operation began when the Coastguard received information about a group of irregular migrants in life rafts off the coast of Cesme. A Coastguard ship was dispatched, and 66 migrants, including 17 children, were rescued from life rafts that had been pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities.

In a separate incident off the coast of Seferihisar, the Coastguard rescued 28 irregular migrants, including 8 children, from a rubber boat that had also been pushed back by Greek authorities.

All rescued migrants were transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management for processing.

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