Human rights groups and media outlets have frequently reported on illegal pushbacks and other human rights breaches by Greek authorities.
Turkish Coast Guard rescues over 40 irregular migrants who were illegally pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities.
After receiving an SOS call, local coast guard teams rushed to the aid of nearly 70 asylum seekers on rubber boats and lifeboats in the Aegean sea.
Selective and partial disembarkation "cannot be considered legal under maritime law conventions," says Doctors Without Borders.
Turkish drone footage shows irregular migrants being transferred to 2 inflatable boats off Izmir's Cesme district.
In one of the three separate incidents in Aegean coast, irregular migrants told Turkish Coast Guard that 11 people who were handcuffed and had no lifejackets were thrown into the sea by Greek forces.
Ankara and international human rights groups have repeatedly condemned Greece's illegal practice of pushing back asylum seekers, which violate humanitarian values and international law.
The territorial water violation near the Dilek Strait was immediately reported to the Turkish Coast Guard Command.
Turkish authorities also arrested 10 people for alleged human smuggling.
The boat carrying 19 irregular migrants capsized off the coast of Cesme in the Aegean province of Izmir.
The truck overturned in the western province of Canakkale while it was carrying 50 irregular migrants.
Security forces held 3,099 irregular migrants across Turkey as the country has been main route for refugees trying to cross to Europe, especially since beginning of war in Syria.
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