ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said that at least seven migrants were found dead and 19 others rescued from an island off the western Turkish coastal town of Cesme on Tuesday. The minister said that search and rescue efforts continued for one missing person.
Turkiye’s coast guard arrived at the scene after a fishing boat in the area raised the alarm at 10:47 a.m. (0747 GMT) on Tuesday and 19 migrants were rescued, Yerlikaya stated in a post on the X social media platform.
One helicopter, four Coast Guard vessels and a diving team were involved in the search and rescue operation, the minister added.
