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By Jeyhun Aliyev and Erdogan Cagatay Zontur ANKARA (AA): Twenty-five people were killed and at least 804 injured when a magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on the Turkish Aegean on Friday, the Disaster Management Agency Authority (AFAD) said Saturday. At least 743 people were injured in Izmir, and in neighboring provinces, five in Manisa, two […]

12th Jan 2020

Turkey: 11 dead as migrant boat sinks off Izmir

By Tezcan Ekizler and Safak Yel IZMIR, Turkey (AA): At least 11 irregular migrants, including eight children, were killed, eight rescued, when their boat sank off the coast of western Turkey, a Turkish Coast Guard source said on Saturday. The boat carrying 19 irregular migrants capsized off the coast of Cesme in the Aegean […]

6th Jan 2017

Turkey: Turkish leaders decry terror attack at Izmir courthouse

ANKARA (AA): Turkish leaders have condemned Thursday the terrorist attack near the main courthouse in Turkey’s western coastal city of Izmir, which left a police officer and an officer of the court killed and five others injured. According to Izmir Governor Erol Ayyildiz, terrorists detonated a car-bomb during clash with security forces when police officers […]

25th Dec 2015

Turkey: Refugee boat sinks off Turkey’s western coast, 20 dead

IZMIR, (AA): At least twenty people, including 11 children, have drowned off the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey. A wooden vessel carrying refugees sank early Thursday, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. Coast guard teams launched search-and-rescue efforts for the packed boat that capsized off the Bademler area of Izmir’s Dikili district as it tried to reach nearby Greek islands. Diving […]

16th Dec 2015

Turkey: Children’s bodies found on Izmir coast

IZMIR, (AA): The bodies of two children, thought to be refugees, were found washed up on Turkey’s west coast on Tuesday, the coast guard said. They were wearing life jackets when they were found by fishermen near Cesme in the western province of Izmir. No further information on the children was released but the coast guard […]

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