93 irregular migrants held in Turkey

KIRKLARELI/HATAY/AYDIN, Turkey (AA) – At least 93 irregular migrants were held in Turkey, security sources reported Wednesday.</p> <p>In eastern Hatay province which borders Syria, security forces stopped a car upon suspicion and held 13 Syrian migrants who entered Turkey via illegal methods.</p> <p>Separately, in northwestern Kirklareli province, gendarmerie forces conducted an operation in which 18 migrants from Iraq and Afghanistan were held.</p> <p>Coast Guard command teams in Aydin province, in the Aegean region, held 26 migrants who were struggling to survive in a rubber boat.</p> <p>The migrants were composed of 21 Afghans, five Syrians. They were later sent to the provincial migration office.</p> <p>In central Kayseri province, security forces conducting a routine patrol on the highway stopped a bus in which 36 migrants, from Afghanistan and Pakistan, were present. They were sent to a migration office.</p> <p> </p> <p>*Writing by Ali Murat Alhas</p> <p>