The Turkish police have arrested 64 Afghan refugees in two different cities in Turkey. Media reports, citing Turkish police, stated on Wednesday that about 48 Afghan refugees were arrested by the police in the city of Ağrı in Turkey.” However, authorities in the country have added that 16 Afghan refugees were also arrested by the […]
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The Turkish police have arrested 64 Afghan refugees in two different cities in Turkey.
Media reports, citing Turkish police, stated on Wednesday that about 48 Afghan refugees were arrested by the police in the city of Ağrı in Turkey.”
However, authorities in the country have added that 16 Afghan refugees were also arrested by the police in the city of Sakarya in Turkey.
This is while the Turkish police recently announced that they started the operation to arrest refugees lacking legal documents, during which 64 Afghan refugees in two cities in Turkey were arrested and then handed over to the immigration office.
The Turkish police have emphasized that the country’s police authorities have also arrested three people in connection with the smuggling of refugees.
The Turkish police have announced that these refugees will soon be returned to Afghanistan. In recent months, Turkey has deported a large number of Afghan refugees from the country.
This is while the Turkish government has deported more than four thousand refugees from its territories since the beginning of the year.
It is noteworthy that Turkey is one of the main routes for Afghan migrants to reach Europe. Most of these migrants enter Turkey from Iran.
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