Published : 20-12-2015
Turkish media reported that the 18 migrants drowned on Friday-Saturday night in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey, following the sinking of their boat which was heading to the Greek Kalymnos Island. Dogan News Agency mentioned that the Turkish Coastguards managed to save 14 others who were Syrians and Iraqis and Pakistanis.
It is noteworthy that the Turkish coast is the starting point for hundreds of boats carrying refugees fleeing the war in Syria to Europe, and thousands of Palestinian refugees departed that beach and arrived to Greece or Italy.
Turkish media reported that the 18 migrants drowned on Friday-Saturday night in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey, following the sinking of their boat which was heading to the Greek Kalymnos Island. Dogan News Agency mentioned that the Turkish Coastguards managed to save 14 others who were Syrians and Iraqis and Pakistanis.
It is noteworthy that the Turkish coast is the starting point for hundreds of boats carrying refugees fleeing the war in Syria to Europe, and thousands of Palestinian refugees departed that beach and arrived to Greece or Italy.
