At least 473 irregular migrants were held in Turkey on Tuesday, according to security sources.
473 IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
In the northwestern Edirne province, gendarmerie forces and border troops launched an operation in Havsa, Ipsala, Meriç, and Uzunköprü districts and held 442 irregular migrants, said a source who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
The migrants including Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi, Moroccan, and Afghan nationals were attempting to illegally cross to Europe.
Separately, in an operation in Çanakkale, an Aegean province, the gendarmerie held 31 Afghan irregular migrants including children and women who were trying to illegally cross to Greece.
All the migrants were later referred to provincial migration directorates. Some 268,000 irregular migrants were held in Turkey in 2018, according to the Interior Ministry.