
Turkey rescued nearly 80 asylum seekers, including a group pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, a security source said Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. Nineteen asylum seekers were stranded on a dinghy due to an engine breakdown and were rescued off the coast of Marmaris*district in Turkey's southwestern Mugla*province, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. Another group of 34 asylum seekers were*rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard, who were*conducting a routine*patrol off the coast of Bodrum district in Mugla*province. Separately, another Turkish Coast Guard team was dispatched*off the coast of*Ayvacik*in northwestern*Canakkale*province to rescue*26 asylum*seekers. The asylum seekers were trying to reach […]
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