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Türkiye rescues over 150 irregular migrants after illegal Greek pushbacks

Human rights groups and media outlets have frequently reported on illegal pushbacks and other human rights breaches by Greek authorities.

Swiss media reports on illegal Greek pushbacks of migrants

Public broadcaster RSI covers Turkish Coast Guard’s rescue of 27 irregular migrants who were pushed back by Greek forces into Turkish territorial waters.

Türkiye saves over 180 irregular migrants after illegal Greek pushbacks

Greek authorities continue to push migrants into Turkish territorial waters despite frequent human rights groups reporting on such illegal action and other human rights breaches by Greek authorities.

Türkiye rescues over 50 migrants illegally pushed back by Greece

The migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mugla’s Bodrum district in the Aegean and the Didim district in the western province of Aydin.

Türkiye releases damning footage of illegal Greek pushback of migrants

Turkish Coast Guard rescues the irregular migrants who were pushed towards Turkish waters, according to Türkiye’s National Defence Ministry.

Erdogan: Türkiye saves 41,000 migrants left to die by Greece over 2 years

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says "with the efforts of our Coast Guard... we have saved the lives of 41,000 people who were left to die by Greece" in the Aegean sea over the last two years.

Türkiye records illegal Greece pushback of migrants, asylum seekers

Turkish coast guards saved the lives of 54 migrants and asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back to Türkiye by Greek coast guards in Aegean Sea, Turkish Defence Ministry says.

Greece pushes back scores of irregular migrants, three found dead

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.

Greek Coast Guard shoots and injures Turkish sailor in Aegean Sea

Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the “disproportionate” use of force against Turkish fishermen and handed a protest note to Greek Embassy counselor in Ankara.

Türkiye rescues dozens of asylum seekers pushed back by Greece

Türkiye and human rights groups have repeatedly condemned Greece’s illegal practice of pushing back asylum seekers, saying it violates humanitarian values and international law.

Coast guards detain hundreds of irregular migrants across Türkiye

Turkish authorities also arrested 10 people for alleged human smuggling.

Turkish rescuers save over a dozen asylum seekers pushed back by Greece

Asylum seekers, who were rescued off the Aegean coast, were taken to land before being transferred to the provincial migration office.