ANKARA, Turkey — Authorities recovered the bodies Tuesday of at least 36 refugees who drowned off Turkey after their boats overturned in rough waters as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, officials and news reports said. Nine bodies, including those of children, washed up on a beach in the resort town of Ayvalik early in the morning, prompting authorities to dispatch coast guard boats and gendarmerie officials to search the area by sea and by land for possible survivors. Seven other bodies were washed up on a shore at Dikili, a resort about 30 miles south of Ayvalik, the victims of a second refugee tragedy, the private Dogan news agency reported. By late afternoon, the gendarmerie forces had recovered a total of 29 bodies in the area while seven others were found by the coast guards, a Coast Guard statement said, without providing details. Sweden introduced ID checks on all people entering from Denmark, and Denmark tightened border controls on its border with Germany on Monday for at least 10 days, citing concerns about public security because of refugee movements and border measures taken by other EU member states.
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