Turkish coast

Yet another boat carrying immigrants to Greece has capsized off Turkey’s western coast, leaving at least 39 people dead, according to Turkish news agency Anadolu. Five children were among the dead, said the Turkish coast guard. While 75 people aboard...

Turkish authorities arrested 181 foreign suspects in the state of Jnaq Castle, western Turkey. The detainees, carrying Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Iranian and Eritrean nationalities, were trying to illegally reach the Greek island of Lesbos. Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted security sources as...

Fourteen refugees and migrants, including seven children, drowned early on Wednesday morning, off the western coast of Turkey, when the boat carrying them to Lesvos capsized. Another twenty-seven people, whose nationality is not yet known, were rescued by the...

At least 12 people have drowned after a boat carrying refugees attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesvos sank in the Aegean Sea, Turkish officials said on Saturday. Canakkale Governor, Hamza Erkal said the boat carrying more than 48 refugees...

Two boats sank after leaving the southwest coast of Turkey, traveling for the Greek island of Kos and according to Turkey’s Dogan news agency at least 11 migrants believed to be Syrians drowned during the incidents. The agency reported that...