(MENAFN) Turkish security forces have detained approximately 251,794 illegal migrants until now this year, the country's interior minister emphasized on Monday.
Talking at the Intergovernmental Conference on Global Compact for Migration in Morocco, Suleyman Soylu said: "There is an increase of 56 percent compared to the figures of the first 11 months of last year."
Turkey also transported around 53,860 people and arrested 5,522 human smugglers this year, he added.
Turkey has been the key route for refugees attempting to cross into Europe, particularly since the beginning of the civil war in Syria.
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