Overview
- The Mugla Governor’s Office said 14 bodies were recovered after a rubber boat went down off Bodrum in the early hours of Friday.
- An Afghan man survived by swimming to shore and alerted authorities shortly after 1 a.m. local time.
- A second survivor was located on nearby Celebi Island, and the Afghan survivor reported that 18 people had set out before the dinghy took on water and sank.
- Four coast guard vessels, a special diving team, and a helicopter are deployed as the search continues for two missing people.
- Turkey hosts millions of refugees and has apprehended more than 122,000 irregular migrants this year, with the short crossings to Greek islands remaining especially hazardous.