AGRI/ANKARA/EDIRNE - Gendarmery arrested 125 illegal migrants in Eleskirt town of eastern province of Agri on Friday.
Illegal migrants of Pakistani, Afghan and Indian origins were arrested while they were trying to sneak into Turkey.
General Staff stated that security forces arrested 89 Afghans, Pakistanis, Azerbaijanis, Burmans, Iraqis, Palestinians and Chinese, who sneaked into Turkey illegally, during operations staged in various provinces of Turkey.
In another operation in Meric and Ipsala towns of northwestern province of Edrine, gendarmery arrested 51 Burmans, Iraqis, Palestinian and Chinese who were trying to proceed to foreign countries via Turkey illegally.
Illegal migrants will be deported after legal procedures.
(GC)