They were part of a group of around 40 people who set sail on an inflatable boat on Thursday evening from near the Turkish seaside resort of Kusadasi, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Izmir.

Izmir has long been a popular destination for sunseekers given its year-round fine weather and its proximity to resorts like Kusadasi and Çeşme. The city, Turkey's third-largest after Istanbul ...

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Seven migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey after falling overboard when the authorities tried to intercept their boat, the Turkish coastguard said Friday.