On Monday (October 17), the Turkish Coast Guard said that they rescued 424 illegal immigrants after the Greek authorities pushed illegal immigrants into the Turkish territorial waters.
Coast Guard Command said that after receiving information about rubber boat on the coast of Dikili District in western Izmir Province, a team was sent to the area, and a total of 302 migrants were rescued.
Another statement said that Coast Guard rescued a total of 11 informal immigrants along the coast of Dartcha and Bodrum in western Mura Province.
In addition, according to the local Coast Guard Command, a group of 87 immigrants struggling on rubber boats near the Kusadas district were pulled back to the shore of Aiden.
In another operation, the Turkish Coast Guard discovered 24 informal immigrants on the coast of Aiwachik in the northwest of Kanakale Province, who were forced to retreat to Turkish territorial waters by Greek troops.
Türkiye has been a key transit station for asylum seekers who aim to enter Europe to start a new life, especially those fleeing war and persecution.
Human rights groups and media often report on illegal boycotts and other human rights violations by Greek authorities.
Ankara and global human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned Greece's illegal practice of boycotting asylum seekers, saying it violates humanitarian values and international law and endangers the lives of vulnerable immigrants, including women and children.
