Turkey stops 137 migrants in three boats trying to reach Greek Island

Turkey: Turkey has stopped 137 migrants from trying to cross from Turkey's Aegean coastline to the Greek islands said Anadolu, Turkey's state-run news agency said on Sunday.

According to Anadolu, 95 migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq had tried to reach Lesbos and Chios aboard three boats.

It said the remaining 42 migrants, including women and children, were picked up trying to make it to Kos.

The EU's border agency Frontex last week said the number of migrants arriving in the Greek islands has increased significantly over the last month, adding that it was the "first noticeable monthly increase'' since the EU-Turkey migrant deal came into effect.