Turkish coast guard officers in Izmir, a western province on Turkey's Aegean coastline, have announced that 203 irregular migrants were taken to shore after they were saved up at sea.
Some 181 among them were pushed back to Turkish waters by Greece.
The Daily Sabah on Tuesday reports that the migrants pushed back were discovered off the coasts of the Izmir districts of Seferihisar, Menderes, Karaburun and Çeşme aboard six lifeboats and four dinghies.
All of those rescued were taken to a center for migrants operated by the Izmir branch of the Directorate of Migration Management.
Greece is often the country of choice for people fleeing Africa and the Middle East to try to reach a better life in the European Union.
Thousands come via Turkey by crossing the Meriç River, and over the narrow and perilous Aegean Sea crossing separating the traditional rivals.
Charity groups, humanitarian and Turkey have repeatedly accused Greece of illegally turning back migrants or forcing them over the border to Turkey, something Greece's conservative government has repeatedly denied.
Illegal, or irregular migration remains a thorn in the side of Turkey.
The country at the same time has assumed a leading role in saving the lives of irregular migrants, particularly in the Mediterranean.
In the last two years alone, it saved the lives of 41,000 people, most of them illegally pushed back by Greece.
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