Turkish Police Arrests 34 Illegal Afghan Immigrants In Ankara

Police in Türkiye announced that 34 illegal Afghan refugees and four people associated with smuggling these Afghans have been arrested.

These refugees have been transferred to Ankara and await deportation to Afghanistan.

The Ankara police arrested these refugees after they received information about the arrival of a group of "illegal" immigrants from the borders with Iran. The Ankara police announced that these asylum seekers entered Türkiye without passports and identity documents.

The arrest and deportation of Afghan immigrants in Türkiye has increased in recent months.

In the latest case on Monday, 38 "illegal Afghan immigrants" has been arrested from a boat off the coast of Ayvacik in the Turkish city of Çanakkale.

Following the announcement of the new immigration policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the arrest and deportation of Afghan immigrants in the country has increased significantly.

It has been reported that more than three thousand Afghan refugees have been arrested and forcibly deported from Turkiye this year.

Turkiye confirmed that more than three hundred thousand Afghan immigrants live in the country.