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At least eight people were killed today after a dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkey's western coast. Search and rescue operations were launched by the coast guard to reach the passengers of the boat, which sunk off the coast of …
So far mutual accusations cannot be avoided
At least eight people died and another 26 are missing after a migrant boat shipwrecked in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast of Karaburun in the province of Izmir, Anadolu reported. Rescue units from Ankara arrived on the scene and …
A powerful tropical storm, called Zorba, has made landfall on the mainland Greece and changed course, alarming a new set of towns on Turkey’s west coast, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Also dubbed …
A Turkish diver Cem Karabay set a new world record for the longest open saltwater scuba dive in cold water. Karabay began his underwater attempt on April 23 and set a Guinness World Record with 30 hours and 20 …
The Turkish Coast Guard on Jan. 28 blocked Greece’s defense minister from approaching a pair of disputed islets in the Aegean Sea, according to Turkey’s Interior Ministry, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Coast guard …
The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 68 migrants stranded on rocks as they attempted to cross to Greece. The migrants were trying to reach Greek islands when an inflatable boat carrying them got stuck at the small islet near the Dikili …
At least four migrants died, 20 others were missing after a boat carrying them capsized off Kefken district in Turkey's Kocaeli province. According to reports, the disaster took place off Black Sea coast, when a fishing boat …
Turkey's anti-narcotics teams seized drugs worth $3 million at a yacht in the Aegean sea. Some 280 kilograms of drugs were seized in the operation. The police said that seven people were detained during the …
The captain of a Turkish freighter said that the Greek coast guard had fired on his vessel after he refused an order to dock at a port on the Greek island of Rhodes. Turkey said the action was "disproportionate" and showed no …
A pair of earthquakes shook Aegean Sea, western Turkey late Saturday, according to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), Yeni Şafak reports. One quake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit at …
21 refugees drowned while crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos. 11 bodies were found on the shoreline in the southwestern Turkish district of Ayvalik, while the remaining 10 were discovered in the …
A boat with illegal migrants overturned near the coast of the Turkish province of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea, resulting in the deaths of at least 17 people. Currently, search and rescue works are underway. According to preliminary data, …
A boat carrying refugees from Syria sank off Turkey’s coast in the Aegean Sea. At least 14 people aboard died, including 4 children, while the lives of 205 others were saved. Currently, a search is underway …
11 Syrian refugees drowned when two boats crashed in the Aegean Sea near Bodrum. The refugees were heading for the Greek Island of Kos, DHA agency reports. 4 refugees were rescued by Turkish Coast Guards, who are continuing to search …
