57,000 illegal Afghans deported from Turkey

The Ministry of Interior of Turkey has said since the beginning of this year, it has deported more than 57,000 Afghan citizens who entered the country “illegally”.

Anadolu Agency reported that on Saturday Turkish government officials reported 57,174 Afghan citizens have been returned to their country this year.

Based on this news, the Turkish government has deported a total of 101,574 illegal immigrants of different nationalities during this period.

Similarly, the Ministry of Interior of Turkey says that since 2016, they have prevented over 2.7 million foreign citizens from entering Turkey illegally.

After the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) took control of the country, thousands of Afghan citizens have tried to reach Turkey through various routes, including Iran.

While Turkey is one of the key routes Afghans use to get to Europe, many also migrate to the country in search of work.