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Nine people died and one person was missing after a speedboat carrying 15 refugees sank off the coast of Turkey’s southern province of Antalya on Sunday, Turkish coastguard said.
It also said, five people were rescued by the Turkish coastguard and fishermen.
Europe has faced a migrant crisis since 2015 following wars in Libya and Syria, with more than 1 million people from Africa and the Middle East attempting to reach the continent via Turkey or by sea.
Since then, the main eastern Mediterranean route between Turkey and Greece has been largely shut by a deal between the European Union and Ankara.
According to the International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project, over 2000 migrants deaths were reported in the Mediterranean between January and August 2017.
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Today’s Front pages: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Galamsey fight: Western Regional Minister calls for real-time monitoring of water bodies
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NPP has lost its identity, the current party is “fake” – Prof Frimpong-Boateng
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GRA targets GH¢225bn revenue in 2026 as VAT reforms take effect
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Heath Goldfields promises community-centered revival of Bogoso-Prestea Mine
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Ghana’s development visions lack scientific foundation – Frimpong-Boateng
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Interior Minister confirms arrest over fake security service recruitment scheme
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Ghanaians would’ve laughed at us if you were appointed Finance Minister – Richard Nyama to Stephen Amoah
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Police nab suspect who beat landlady to death at Agona Nyakrom
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Re-electing old flagbearer will be a “trainwreck” for NPP – Prof Frimpong-Boateng
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Police arrest seven alleged human traffickers, rescue 48 victims in Ho
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One dead, three injured in ghastly crash on Kibi–Suhum Road
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Bawumia is a nice person but can’t lead Nkrumah’s Ghana – Frimpong-Boateng
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Amin Adam took over a rotten economy and fixed it; he isn’t your mate – Richard Nyama to Stephen Amoah
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BoG sets strict Ghana Card rule for financial transactions
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