(Anadolu) Turkey has deported 229 foreign terrorists, 75 of whom are EU citizens, since its anti-terror operation in Syria, an official from the country’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Abdullah Ayaz, head of Turkey’s migration department, told Anadolu Agency that the struggle against the foreign terrorists was ongoing, adding that since 2011, the country has deported 7,898 terrorists of 102 different nationalities.
He noted that entry bans had been issued for 94,000 foreigners considered to be affiliated with terrorist organizations.
The foreign terrorists will continue to be returned whether their home countries wanted to accept them or not, said Ayaz.
