The European Union’s border protection agency has renewed a mission to keep officers at Bulgaria’s border with Türkiye until at least the end of the…
Posts tagged as “Irregular migration”
Latest figures show a drop in the number of irregular migrants risking their lives to cross into Europe from Türkiye, though the route remains deadly.…
The Turkish coast guard has nabbed 41 irregular migrants off the coast of western Muğla province, the agency said Sunday. The coast guard found 16…
At an altitude of 2,800 meters (over 9,185 feet), the Başkale district of the eastern province of Van hosts a military outpost defying the cold…
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that 981 irregular migrants and 31 migrant smugglers were intercepted in nationwide operations on Thursday. Yerlikaya said the…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for developing permanent, accurate and long-lasting policies to tackle the issue of irregular migration. Speaking at the MÜSIAD EXPO 2024…
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya spoke with a group of journalists for what he called the “Ankara 365 Media Gathering” at the Turkish capital on Thursday.…
Turkish police busted dozens of migrant smugglers in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday. In coordination with the directorates of migration and border…
Coast guard units caught 89 irregular migrants and rescued 52 others pushed back by Greece off the coast of Türkiye’s Izmir province on Friday, a…
Türkiye’s counterterrorism operation eliminated over 670 members of the PKK and YPG in northern Syria and Iraq so far in 2024, including 27 in the…