Eight irregular migrants, including three children, were rescued off the coast of Marmaris in Muğla Province after being pushed back in a life raft by Greek authorities, Türkiye's Coast Guard Command said.

According to the Coast Guard, a patrol boat was dispatched after authorities received a report of a group of irregular migrants stranded in a life raft off the coast of Marmaris.

Rescue teams reached the scene and rescued the eight migrants, including three children. The migrants were found to have been pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities before being brought safely ashore.

Following the completion of the necessary procedures, the rescued migrants were transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.(ILKHA)