Turkish coast guard units on Tuesday rescued eight refugees from Aegean Sea after their boat sank off the coast of the Çeşme district of İzmir.
At least six bodies were found during the search and rescue operation, the coast guard said.
The boat, which was carrying at least 14 refugees, mainly Syrian, had been heading to the Greek island of Chios. The coast guard units are still searching for more refugees.
In 2015 so far, 751,873 migrants — mostly from Syria but also Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and other war-torn countries — have made their way to Greece by sea, often crammed into unstable inflatable dinghies.
At least 3,138 refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
