MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Turkish Sabah newspaper, the boat with the refugees was heading to Greece.
Earlier media reports suggested that a total of 37 Syrian refugees boarded the boat at Bodrum, which sank on the way to the Greek island of Leros.
Europe is currently struggling with the largest migrant crisis since World War II, as thousands of refugees are fleeing the conflict-torn Middle Eastern and North African countries trying to cross to Europe.
According to the European Commission, over 500,000 undocumented migrants have arrived in the bloc since the beginning of 2015.
