IZMIR – A statement released on Friday by the Turkish Coast Guard Command stated that coast guards rescued 26 illegal migrants off the coast of western Turkey in the Ozdere town of Izmir.
In a statement made by the Izmir governorate it was stated that 24 of the migrants were male while two were female. It was also reported that four of the migrants were from Syria, 11 from Eritrea and 11 from Palestine.
The statement also revealed that in 2014, Turkish Coast Guards rescued 927 illegal migrants while 14 human traffickers were arrested by Turkish authorities.
