Dikili

Some part of 459-acre island, known as Kalem Island off the coast of the Aegean province of İzmir's Dikili district, was put up for sale for 400 million Turkish Liras ($54 million).

Located 500 meters from the Turkish mainland and right across the Greek island of Lesbos, Kalem is known as a frequent destination for daily tour boats in the Aegean Sea.

The Turkish Coast Guard Command announced on Feb. 22 that it rescued a total of 98 irregular migrants in the Aegean Sea who were pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters. 

The Turkish coastguard rescued 10 irregular migrants early on Feb. 22, who were illegally attempting to cross to Europe through the Aegean Sea.

State-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 22 that a boat belonging to the coast guard were dispatched to Aegean province of İzmir's Dikili district, where they were seen to be stranded on rocks.

A migrant who was caught while trying to cross illegally from Turkey to Greece by sea has given birth on the Turkish coast guard boat, Demirören News Agency has reported.

Turkey’s authorities found the bodies of 21 migrants, including three children, at two separate locations on the Aegean coast after their boat capsized in rough seas as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesvos.

The bodies of at least 34 migrants who were attempting to cross to Greece have washed up in the Aegean districts of Ayval?k and Dikili after two boats overturned in stormy weather, amid fears that the death toll could rise.

The bodies of at least 34 migrants who were attempting to cross to Greece have washed up in the Aegean districts of Ayval?k and Dikili after two boats overturned in stormy weather, amid fears that the death toll could rise.