Turkey ‘deports 3,300 suspected jihadist fighters’
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:14 pmTurkey ‘deports 3,300 suspected jihadist fighters’
Turkey has deported more than 3,300 foreigners suspected of links to jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State militants, a top official said Monday.
Another 41,000 foreigners have been barred from entering the country as part of its fight against the militant group, AP quoted Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as saying.
Turkish teams have interviewed 9,500 people upon their arrival in the country, and some 2,000 of them were denied entry as a result, according to Kalin. Around 2,770 suspects, including 1,232 foreigners, have been caught in police sweeps and 954 of them are being prosecuted, according to the spokesman.
Turkey has deported more than 3,300 foreigners suspected of links to jihadist groups, particularly Islamic State militants, a top official said Monday.
Another 41,000 foreigners have been barred from entering the country as part of its fight against the militant group, AP quoted Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as saying.
Turkish teams have interviewed 9,500 people upon their arrival in the country, and some 2,000 of them were denied entry as a result, according to Kalin. Around 2,770 suspects, including 1,232 foreigners, have been caught in police sweeps and 954 of them are being prosecuted, according to the spokesman.