ANKARA/ARTVIN/DOGUBAYAZIT - Turkish security forces arrested 98 illegal migrants in northwestern city of Tekirdag, western cities of Izmir and Aydin, northeastern city of Artvin and eastern cities of Agri and Bitlis.
Coast guard teams 53 illegal migrants of Somalian, Mauritanian, Palestinian and Ukrainian origin offshore Sarkoy Inceburun in Tekirdag, Kusadasi town of Aydin and Sigacik town of Izmir in operations staged between April 6th and 9th.
Gendarme forces intercepted 40 illegal migrants who sneaked into the country in Dogubayazit town of Agri.
On the other hand, five foreigners of Mauritanian, Afghan and Georgian origin were arrested in Hopa town of Artvin and Adilcevaz town of Bitlis.