Turkish Coast Guard crews arrested 100 asylum seekers on board a sailing boat off the coast of the western state of Izmir.
The Coast Guard Command said in a statement on Monday that it had stopped a sailing boat off the coast of the state’s Shamma district.
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It explained that she had seized 100 asylum seekers of foreign nationalities on board the boat (it was not specified).
It indicated that she took legal measures against them, and then referred them to the Immigration Directorate in the state.
