Turkish security forces detained 66 irregular migrants in operations in the northwestern provinces of Edirne and Kırklareli and the western province of Izmir, officials said Thursday.
In Edirne, security forces detained six foreign nationals who were found to have entered the country illegally during inspections across the province. They were sent to the provincial migration office for processing.
In neighboring Kırklareli, security forces detained six irregular migrants, who were later transferred to the Pehlivanköy Removal Center.
Separately, 54 irregular migrants were detained in two operations in the Çeşme district of Izmir.
A Coast Guard unmanned aerial vehicle detected a group of irregular migrants on land in Babür Bay at around 1:30 a.m. on June 30. In a joint operation by the Coast Guard Aegean Sea Regional Command’s intelligence branch and the Alaçatı Gendarmerie Station, 18 irregular migrants were detained.
