On Tuesday, Turkish Coast Guard teams seized and rescued 181 irregular migrants in separate operations in several states.
The teams rescued 29 migrants who were on board two rubber boats off the coast of Bodrum in the state of Mugla (southwest).
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And that was after the Greek side forced them to return to the territorial waters of Turkey.
The teams also rescued 35 migrants off the coast of Marmaris in Mugla who were on life rafts, and it was found that Greece forced them to return.
In the state of Balıkesir (west), teams rescued 30 migrants off the coast of Ayvalik, after Greece pushed them back.
The teams also seized 87 irregular migrants off the coasts of Cesme and Dikili in the state of Izmir (west).
