Türkiye rescued 18 irregular migrants and apprehended one other group of the identical measurement in a number of operations, the nation’s Coast Guard introduced Wednesday.
Eighteen migrants have been introduced ashore after their boat started drifting within the Aegean Sea off the coast of Ayvacik district in northwestern Türkiye’s Canakkale province after its engine failed, mentioned the Turkish Coast Guard.
After the Coast Guard’s North Aegean Group Command detected the inflatable watercraft, it dispatched a vessel to the realm, the place it rescued 18 migrants of Yemeni and Syrian nationality.
The migrants have been subsequently taken to the Ayvacik Removal Center after processing.
In one other operation additional south, 37 irregular migrants, together with two youngsters, have been intercepted off the coast of Cesme district in Izmir province, additionally on the Aegean Sea coast.
After official procedures by authorities, the migrants have been handed over to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.
Türkiye has been a key transit level for asylum seekers aiming to cross into Europe to begin new lives, particularly these fleeing struggle and persecution.
Source: www.anews.com.tr