By Halis Akyildiz
ISTANBUL (AA) – A total of 1,104 irregular migrants were held across Türkiye’s northwestern metropolitan of Istanbul, security sources said on Sunday.
Police held the migrants from various districts in Istanbul, said the source who did not want to be named due to media restrictions.
They were later referred to local migration offices for due process.
Türkiye has been a key transit point for asylum seekers aiming to cross to Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.
The country already hosts over 4 million refugees, more than any other country in the world, and is taking new security measures on its borders to humanely prevent a fresh influx of migrants.
*Writing by Merve Berker