Migrant crisis: '35 dead' off Turkey as two boats sink, Two boats on their way to Greece acquire agitated abreast Turkey, killing at atomic 35 migrants, Turkish media say.
Both the Anadolu and Dogan agencies appear that 24 humans died abutting to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Dogan said addition 11 humans died in a abstracted adventure added south, abreast Dikili in Turkey's Izmir province.
Up to 5 February, at atomic 374 humans had died bridge into Europe this year, the International Organization for Clearing (IOM) says.
Most of those were travelling to Greece. The sea avenue from Turkey to Greece was the a lot of accepted way for migrants to try and access Europe in 2015.
Dogan appear that a amount of accouchement were on lath the baiter on which the 24 humans died. At atomic four humans were rescued, Hurriyet bi-weekly said.
News of the deaths comes as Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Turkey to altercate means of abbreviation the amount of migrants travelling to Europe.
After affair Mrs Merkel, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Germany and Turkey would seek the use of Nato assets in the Aegean Sea and on the Syrian bound to advice handle the breeze of migrants.
The IOM says abutting to 69,000 humans acquire already accustomed on Greek shores so far this year, admitting generally bitter conditions, compared to about 854,000 in the accomplished of endure year.
Nearly bisected of those who acquire accustomed in Greece this year are from Syria, the IOM says.
But bags of Syrians gluttonous to abscond a government abhorrent in Aleppo, backed by Russian air strikes, are getting prevented from abrogation their homeland.
Turkey has so far bankrupt the bound to a lot of of the 30,000 migrants acquisition at the Kilis bound crossing, admitting appeals by EU leaders to let them cross.
Mr Davutoglu said his country would acquire the migrants "when necessary", and that it would acknowledge affairs next anniversary to apathetic the breeze of arrivals.
Angela Merkel's additional appointment to Turkey in 5 months is already afresh bedeviled by the refugee crisis.
On the one duke the EU is cogent Turkey it has a moral if not a acknowledged obligation to acquire those beat persecution. But on the other, Mrs Merkel is a part of those affirmation that Turkey have to axis the clearing breeze to Europe.
Caught amid the two letters are the refugees ashore on the Syrian ancillary of the bankrupt border, admitting cared for by Turkish aid groups.
Ankara says it has accomplished capacity, but if there is no added advantage it could acquiesce them in. But as the action for Aleppo intensifies, tens of bags added could follow.
Syria's coast into hell is still arena out on Europe's borders.
Both the Anadolu and Dogan agencies appear that 24 humans died abutting to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Dogan said addition 11 humans died in a abstracted adventure added south, abreast Dikili in Turkey's Izmir province.
Up to 5 February, at atomic 374 humans had died bridge into Europe this year, the International Organization for Clearing (IOM) says.
Most of those were travelling to Greece. The sea avenue from Turkey to Greece was the a lot of accepted way for migrants to try and access Europe in 2015.
Dogan appear that a amount of accouchement were on lath the baiter on which the 24 humans died. At atomic four humans were rescued, Hurriyet bi-weekly said.
News of the deaths comes as Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Turkey to altercate means of abbreviation the amount of migrants travelling to Europe.
After affair Mrs Merkel, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Germany and Turkey would seek the use of Nato assets in the Aegean Sea and on the Syrian bound to advice handle the breeze of migrants.
The IOM says abutting to 69,000 humans acquire already accustomed on Greek shores so far this year, admitting generally bitter conditions, compared to about 854,000 in the accomplished of endure year.
Nearly bisected of those who acquire accustomed in Greece this year are from Syria, the IOM says.
But bags of Syrians gluttonous to abscond a government abhorrent in Aleppo, backed by Russian air strikes, are getting prevented from abrogation their homeland.
Turkey has so far bankrupt the bound to a lot of of the 30,000 migrants acquisition at the Kilis bound crossing, admitting appeals by EU leaders to let them cross.
Mr Davutoglu said his country would acquire the migrants "when necessary", and that it would acknowledge affairs next anniversary to apathetic the breeze of arrivals.
Angela Merkel's additional appointment to Turkey in 5 months is already afresh bedeviled by the refugee crisis.
On the one duke the EU is cogent Turkey it has a moral if not a acknowledged obligation to acquire those beat persecution. But on the other, Mrs Merkel is a part of those affirmation that Turkey have to axis the clearing breeze to Europe.
Caught amid the two letters are the refugees ashore on the Syrian ancillary of the bankrupt border, admitting cared for by Turkish aid groups.
Ankara says it has accomplished capacity, but if there is no added advantage it could acquiesce them in. But as the action for Aleppo intensifies, tens of bags added could follow.
Syria's coast into hell is still arena out on Europe's borders.
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