...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...’s interior ministry on Tuesday announced that it has detained 200 individuals in the past month over human trafficking charges while apprehending over 4000 "irregular"
"In continuous operations carried out by the Gendarmerie over the past month across 81 provinces, 200 migrant smuggling organizers and 4,040 irregular
Yerlikaya said that 82 of the smugglers were arrested, and 31 others were referred to the judiciary, adding that the Ottoman Turkish security forces also took over 107 vehicles used in human trafficking and smuggling
"The captured irregular im
No information was provided regarding the nationality of the
Turkey is a popular destination among
Roughly 3.2 million Syrian refugees who fled war are currently residing in Turkey and have been granted temporary protection status, according to the Ottoman Turkish Presidency of Migration Management. The country is also a hotspot for
According to a January report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Turkey was the home of over 296,685 refugees and asylum seekers in 2023, most of who were from Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and Ukraine.
Ankara occasionally organizes crackdowns on human traffickers and irregular
In 2016, Turkey and the EU signed a multi-billion euro deal to contain a wave of migration towards Europe. Under the deal, Ankara agreed to stop people from traveling irregularly to Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
and to accept asylum seekers rejected by the EU.
Turkey arrests over 4,000 illegal migrants in one month
[KhaamaPress] The Turkish Ministry of Interior announced that over the past month, 4,040 “illegal migrants” have been arrested across the country. In addition, 200 people have been arrested on charges of human trafficking. Turkey has not disclosed the identities of these refugees.
Ali Yerlikaya, the Turkish Minister of Interior, stated on Tuesday, October 8, on the social media platform X that during simultaneous operations across the country, over a hundred vehicles transporting undocumented refugees were discovered and seized.
He emphasized that the arrested migrants have been handed over to the city immigration offices, and the process of their deportation has begun.
The identities of the detained refugees have not been clarified, but the majority of undocumented migrants in Turkey are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria.
In recent months, Turkey has intensified its arrest and deportation of Afghan refugees. According to Minister Yerlikaya, Turkish security forces continue operations across the country to identify and deport undocumented migrants.
Amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the forced deportation of Afghan refugees by Turkey has sparked international concern. Many of these individuals face severe economic hardship, violence, and instability in their homeland, making their deportation a matter of human rights and refugee protection.
As the situation escalates, organizations and governments are calling for a more compassionate approach, urging Turkey to ensure the safety and dignity of Afghan refugees during this challenging time. The global community’s focus on the Afghan refugee crisis highlights the need for broader solutions and humanitarian assistance.