ANKARA
Turkey on Saturday deported two foreign terrorists to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said.
Turkey continues to deport foreign terrorists, said a ministry statement.
The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS terrorists and their families detained in Syria – including foreign members of the terror group – has been controversial, with Turkey arguing foreign-born terrorists should be returned to their countries of origin.
Ankara has said several European countries resisted its efforts to send Daesh/ISIS members back to their countries, but that it will nevertheless press forward.
Turkey deported almost 780 foreign terrorists back to their