Turkish Coast Guard crews rescued 16 irregular migrants and recovered the bodies of two females after their boat flipped off the coastal city of Bodrum in Turkey's southwestern Mugla province, local media reported on Monday, citing the Coast Guard Command.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th September, 2018) Turkish Coast Guard crews rescued 16 irregular migrants and recovered the bodies of two females after their boat flipped off the coastal city of Bodrum in Turkey's southwestern Mugla province, local media reported on Monday, citing the Coast Guard Command.
The migrants, including 15 Iraqi nationals and a Syrian, were attempting to cross from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos, according to the Anadolu news agency.
Turkish security forces also apprehended 96 irregular migrants, who were Afghan and Pakistani nationals, across the country, the agency reported.
European countries have been experiencing a large-scale migration crisis since 2015 due to the influx of thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing crises in their home countries in the middle East and North Africa. These migrants are trying to reach EU states through various routes, including via Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans.
