A total of 78 irregular migrants were rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast, sources said Wednesday, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.
Coast Guard teams launched an operation and rescued 40 Afghan migrants who were in a rubber boat which had been directed to Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard.
Separately, Coast Guard teams also rescued 38 irregular migrants from a boat drifting off the Aegean coast.
Turkey has been a key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross into Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.
