Boats carrying dozens of migrants sink off Turkish coast, killing four

Two boats carrying dozens of migrants It sank off the Aegean coast of Turkey on Tuesday, drowning at least four people, according to Turkish media.

The Turkish Coast Guard rescued 38 people and recovered four bodies, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

It was unclear how many people were on the boats, and the Coast Guard continued to search for other possible survivors off the coastal resort of Kusadasi.

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The waters of the Augean Sea, bordering Greece and Turkey, are visible on November 11.  February 16, 2021 Two migrant boats carrying dozens of people sank off the Aegean coast in Turkey on Tuesday.  While the Coast Guard rescued 38 people, four died.

The waters of the Augean Sea, bordering Greece and Turkey, are visible on November 11. February 16, 2021 Two migrant boats carrying dozens of people sank off the Aegean coast in Turkey on Tuesday. While the Coast Guard rescued 38 people, four died. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The rescued migrants were taken to hospitals. treated for hyperthermiaThis is reported by the private news agency DHA. Their nationalities were not immediately known.

Anadolu said the migrant boats are believed to have been pushed back into Turkish waters by Greek authorities.

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Turkey often accuses Greece of the illegal practice of pushback – the summary deportation of migrants without giving them the opportunity to apply for asylum. Greece denies this and, in turn, blames Turkish authorities directions of boats with migrants to Greek waters.

Thousands of people – mostly from the Middle East and Africa – every year try to get to the eastern Greek islands from Turkey in search of a better life in the European Union.