File Photo: Turkish Coast Guards patrol around Kardak islet
Turkey rescued 34 undocumented migrants stranded on an island in the Turkish Aegean, security sources said on Friday.
The migrants trapped on Bogaz Island -- including children -- were saved by Turkish Coast Guard helicopters, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
Bogaz -- an uninhabited island off Cesme, in the Aegean province of Izmir -- is near the Greek island of Chios. The migrants are thought to have gotten stranded while trying to illegally cross to the Greek island.
All of 34 undocumented migrants stranded on an island in the Turkish Aegean have been rescued, security sources said on July 13, 2018.The migrants trapped on Boğaz Island -- including children -- were saved by Turkish Coast Guard helicopters, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.Bogaz -- an uninhabited island off Cesme, in the Aegean province of Izmir -- is near the Greek island of Chios. The migrants are thought to have gotten stranded while trying to illegally cross to the Greek island
Turkey rescues all 34 migrants stranded on island in Aegean
A helicopter arrives within an operation launched by Turkish Coast Guard Command to save around 34 irregular migrants stranded on an island off the coast of the Aegean Izmir province on July 13, 2018. The Turkish Coast Guard Command sent teams and helicopters to rescue some 30-35 foreign national migrants trapped on Bogaz Island off Çesme, İzmir.Operation launched to rescue irregular migrants in Aegean
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