In the area of ​​Halicarnassus, specifically in the bay in the Akyarlar area, a vessel of the Greek Coast Guard arrived this morning, chasing an inflatable boat that – according to information – was carrying a migrant smuggler.

As can be seen in the video, the inflatable, which was chased by the Greek coast guard boat, was abandoned and then the Greek coast guard boat hurriedly left, while the pursuit was captured on citizens’ cameras.

Following the notification of the citizens, gendarmes from land and port from sea arrived at the scene.

According to sozcu.com, officers of the Turkish Coast Guard took the boat and took it to the port of Turgutreis.

In his announcement the port of Turkey states the following:

“On September 20, 2024, following a report received by the 112 Emergency Center, according to which “an inflatable boat went ashore in Bodrum Akyarlar Meteor Bay and that 1 person fled into a forested area”, 2 boats were immediately dispatched of the Coast Guard (KB-35, KB-114) at the scene and the report was also forwarded to the Bodrum District Gendarmerie Administration.

The officers of the Coast Guard who immediately took action arrived at the scene of the incident and as it was established, the officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard hastily returned to their own territorial waters.

Search operations are ongoing to locate the person who fled into the forest area, who is believed to be a migrant smuggler.”