Izmir, Nov 22 (UNI) At least 114 irregular migrants have been held in two provinces of western Turkey, security sources said Thursday.
In Turkey’s Aegean province of Izmir, gendarmerie teams rounded up 40 migrants trying to cross into Greece, including seven women and two children.
They comprised 22 Somalis, six Yemenis, four Central African Republic nationals, four Ugandans and four Senegalese, anadolu reported. Separately, in Izmir’s Cesme district, the Turkish Coast Guard held 43 irregular migrants, including nationals of Mali, Central African Republic, Congo and Palestine.