Hurriyet Daily News: According to the Turkish online newspaper, 1,300 migrants were captured in 8 simoultaneous raids on 29th November (when EU and Turkey were sealing the agreement!). “Three alleged traffickers were detained during the operations, while one gun, four boats and six boat engines were seized, Doğan News Agency reported.
The operations were conducted by around 250 gendarmerie officers on Nov. 29. Around 1,300 migrants who were detained during the operations were sent to the deportation center in Çanakkale’s Ayvacık, which has a capacity of only 84 persons.”
Interesting statistic: “The number of migrants saved after making failed attempts to cross via sea from Turkey into Europe has increased by over 500 percent in 2015 compared to last year.”
Reading Turkish coastguards’ website: Polices and gendarmes carry out these days for months. In July, more than 600 people were apprehended in one night.
Personal questions:
– Do media emphasize this operation because an agreement was signed between Turkey and the EU 2 days ago? Is the situation really changing?
– How is it possible to detain 1,300 persons in one detention centre built for up to 82 persons?
Articles:
▻http://www.eldiario.es/desalambre/refugiados-detenidos-Turqia-intentaban-Lesbos_0_457754535.html
Turquía cumple su parte del trato con la UE y detiene a 752 refugiados
752 refugiados y solicitantes de asilo fueron detenidos frente a la costa de la provincia de Çanakkale, cuando intentaban llegar a la cercana isla griega de Lesbos el lunes, según aseguraron funcionarios de la guardia costera turca al medio local Daily Sabah. La operación coincide con el acuerdo firmado este domingo entre Turquía y la Unión Europea para contener el flujo de refugiados a cambio de recibir 3.000 millones de euros.
Los guardacostas turcos realizaron las detenciones en operaciones simultáneas en ocho puntos diferentes. Entre las personas detenidas hay sirios, afganos, iraquíes e iraníes. Durante la operación, también se ha recuperado el cuerpo sin vida de un hombre que por el momento no ha sido identificado.
La Unión Europea se comprometió este domingo a conceder 3.000 millones de euros a Turquía para los más de 2,2 millones de refugiados sirios que acoge, así como a acelerar el proceso de adhesión del país a la UE y la liberalización de visados, a cambio de que Ankara contenga la inmigración hacia Europa.
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www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-coast-guard-detains-1300-migrants-on-northwestern-sea-border.aspx?pageID=238&nID=91889&NewsCatID=341
Turkish coast guard detains 1,300 migrants on northwestern sea border
Some 1,300 migrants were detained off the coast of northwestern Çanakkale province as they attempted to reach the nearby Greek island of Lesbos on Nov. 29, Turkish coast guard officials have said.
The Turkish coast guard made the detentions after carrying out simultaneous operations at eight different locations. Those held included Syrians, Afghans, Iraqis and Iranians, Anadolu Agency reported.
During the operation, the dead body of an unidentified male migrant was also retrieved.
Three alleged traffickers were detained during the operations, while one gun, four boats and six boat engines were seized, Doğan News Agency reported.
The operations were conducted by around 250 gendarmerie officers on Nov. 29. Around 1,300 migrants who were detained during the operations were sent to the deportation center in Çanakkale’s Ayvacık, which has a capacity of only 84 persons.
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The number of migrants saved after making failed attempts to cross via sea from Turkey into Europe has increased by over 500 percent in 2015 compared to last year.
