US EditionTragic Sinking: Migrants Drown off Turkish Coast
- On Friday, the Mugla Governor's Office said at least 14 migrants died when an inflatable dinghy capsized off Bodrum, Mugla province, Turkey, and an Afghan man who survived swam back and raised the alarm shortly after 1am.
- The rubber boat carried 18 people, taking on water and sinking shortly after departure on the short Turkey–Greek islands crossing, a perilous route causing many deaths.
- Search teams deployed four coastguard boats, a helicopter and a specialist diving team while finding a second survivor on Celebi Island off Bodrum.
- Amid ongoing strain between NATO allies, Turkiye has accused Athens of illegal pushbacks, worsening Turkey–Greece diplomatic tensions over migration issues.
- Repetition of migrant crossings, with over 122,000 apprehended in Turkey as of October 16 and nearly 455,000 peaking in 2019, highlights ongoing scale and recurrence.
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In a boat crash off the Turkish coast, 17 people were drowned, according to the latest figures.
A rubber boat carrying migrants has capsized off the coast of the Turkish resort of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. Turkish media reports that seventeen people on board have died. They are believed to include sixteen migrants and a human smuggler. Two people have been rescued. According to the regional governor, one of the survivors swam for six hours to reach shore. Rescue services found the other survivor on an island. The migrant boat's destination…
Only two out of 19 people survived the shipwreck that was to lead them to Greece.bodrum
The Straits Times
At least 14 dead after migrant boat sinks off western Turkey
ISTANBUL - At least 14 people drowned when a rubber boat carrying migrants sank off Turkey's western province of Mugla on Friday, the local governor's office said, adding that a search and rescue operation was underway for possible survivors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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