According to the Greece guard, at least seven people, including two children, died after a boat with migrants from Turkic to a nearby Greek Island.
Search and rescue operation on the north coast Lesbos restored the bodies. Coast guard said that 23 people were saved.
The Turkish media reported that the incident was helped by the Turkish coastal guard after a rubber boat was sunk between the Turkish continent and Lesbos in the Aegean Sea.
According to the state news agency, saved people were taken to the hospital, and the search continued, the state information agency said.
The weather conditions in this area were good, and it is unclear what made the boat ride on Thursday morning.
There is no detailed information about the total number of people traveling by boat, nationality or type of ship.
He goes to the search and rescue operation in the sea and on the ground, with three coastal vessels, the Air Force helicopter and a boat next to the search for other potential victims in the area.
Greece is one of the main points in the European Union for people who avoid conflicts and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and many of them make a short but often insidious trip on the Turkish coast to neighboring Greek islands in inflatable boats.
Many cannot be won or leave with poor weather, and fatal accidents are frequent.
The Greece government suppressed people trafficking, increasing patrolling in the sea. Many transport networks have undergone operations to the south, using larger boats to transport people from the coast of North Africa to South Greece.
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