Nearly 90 migrants, including 46 children, apprehended off Türkiye’s Urla
89 migrants, including 46 children, are apprehended off Urla's coast; 43 are rescued near Karaburun. (IHA Photo)
The Turkish Coast Guard responded to reports of irregular migrants in inflatable boats off the coast of Urla, Izmir, on the evening of July 16.
The migrants, attempting to leave the country illegally, were intercepted in their boats. During two separate operations, a total of 89 irregular migrants, including 46 children, were rescued and brought aboard the Coast Guard ship and boats.
On the same day, at 4:30 p.m. (Türkiye’s local time), the teams launched another operation after receiving information about another group of irregular migrants in an inflatable boat off the coast of Karaburun.
The migrants, including three children, were identified as having been pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities.
The 43 irregular migrants in the rubber boat were rescued by the assigned Coast Guard boat.
All 132 irregular migrants brought ashore were subjected to health checks and processing before being transferred to the Turkish Provincial Directorate of Migration Management’s Repatriation Center.
