Turkey: 120,000 Migrants Arrested in 10 Months
Qiyas summary
120,000 migrants, including 33,000 Afghans, arrested in Turkey during the first ten months of the year.
Translated by Qiyas from النهار — Original source
Turkish immigration data indicated that 120,000 migrants, including 33,000 Afghans, were arrested in the country during the first ten months of this year. Afghans constituted the largest group, followed by citizens of Syria, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen. Latest figures point to a steady increase in the number of Afghans detained in Turkey; during the first eight months of 2026, Turkey arrested 25,314 Afghans in 95,000 operations targeting undocumented migrants of all nationalities.
