24,000 migrants rejected by Greece saved by Türkiye in 2023

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, FEB 14 - According to a statement from the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, which Hurriyet reported, Ankara's authorities saved about 24 thousand migrants at sea last year, the majority of whom the Greek Coast Guard had rejected while attempting to reach the Greek islands illegally from the nearby Turkish coast. The same source stated that 20 migrants were discovered dead at sea and 11 were declared missing. (ANSA).