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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 04, 2025
Erdogan orders coast guard to stop migrants crossing Aegean

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BSS/AFP
07 March, 2020, 05:05 pm
Last modified: 07 March, 2020, 05:06 pm

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Erdogan orders coast guard to stop migrants crossing Aegean

“On the orders of the president… permission will not be given for migrants to cross the Aegean sea because it is dangerous”

BSS/AFP
07 March, 2020, 05:05 pm
Last modified: 07 March, 2020, 05:06 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, February 26, 2020. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, February 26, 2020. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the Turkish coastguard to prevent migrants crossing the Aegean sea because of the risks, state media reported.

"On the orders of the president… permission will not be given for migrants to cross the Aegean sea because it is dangerous," the coastguard was quoted as saying by Anadolu news agencylate.

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