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160 migrants pushed back by Greece saved on Aegean
Turkish Coast Guard teams have saved a total of 160 migrants pushed back by Greek forces on the Aegean Sea in two different locations.
The first incident happened off the southwestern province of Muğla's Bodrum district early Aug. 28 when Coast Guard officers saved some 64 migrants pushed back by Greece.
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Over 50 migrants pushed back in Aegean rescued
Turkish Coast Guard units rescued 52 migrants off the coast of İzmir province after they were pushed back by Greek authorities.
The Coast Guard Command said on Feb. 15 in a statement they learned that there was a group of migrants in life rafts off Dikili, Seferihisar, Foça and Çeşme districts and dispatched units to the areas.
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Replica of ancient boat to sail to Spain
An İzmir-based historical research association made replicas of boats and water vessels believed to be nearly 3,000 years old and used in ancient times.
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Turkey rescues 174 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued on Sept. 3 as many as 174 asylum seekers in the Aegean Sea after they were pushed back by Greek authorities, according to the Coast Guard Command.
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Pilots rescued after aircraft crashes off Turkey’s Aegean coast
A Turkish military jet trainer crashed on April 9 in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
According to a ministry statement, the two pilots of the KT-1 type plane that crashed during its regular training flight were rescued by Turkish Coast Guard teams.
The plane crashed due to engine failure, it said.
UN Court Rejects Bosnian War Rape Convict’s Plea for Release
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague has turned down a request for early release from Dragoljub Kunarac, the wartime leader of a Bosnian Serb Army reconnaissance unit, who was jailed by the UN court for multiple rape and the enslavement of two women in the Foca area during the Bosnian conflict.
Wreck of historical warship with unknown flag found off İzmir
Turkish academics express excitement over the discovery of a warship, which is believed to have sunk in the 18th century and whose parts are widely scattered, off the coast from Foça in the Aegean province of İzmir.
The sunken warship is the latest in a long line of ships that have been found in the underwater excavations of the area.
Turkish coast guard rescues 72 asylum seekers
Turkish Coast Guard teams rescued at least 72 asylum seekers on May 25 from four boats in the Aegean Sea.
Acting on a tip-off, the rescue team reached out to the asylum seekers, who were on board inflatable boats that were forced into Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard.
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Bosnia Upholds Serb Ex-Soldier’s Wartime Rape Conviction
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court on Friday upheld the verdict convicting Milomir Davidovic of raping a Bosniak woman in Foca during the war in July 1992 and sentencing him to seven years in prison.
Bosnia Arrests Serb Soldier for Rape in Foca
Former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Sasa Curcic was arrested on suspicion of raping and sexually abusing a Bosniak victim in the south-eastern town of Foca during wartime in 1992
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