75 thousand illegal immigrants caught in the last 3 months
Minister of Interior Yerlikaya said that more than 75 thousand illegal immigrants were caught in the last 3 months. Stating that the fight against illegal migration continues at full speed, Yerlikaya also explained the new system put into practice.
Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya spoke at a press briefing held in Ankara.
The most prominent topic in Yerlikaya’s speech was the fight against illegal migration.
Stating that the number of migrants in the country with temporary protection status is 4 million 797 thousand 593, Yerlikaya said that 3 million 293 thousand 934 of them are Syrians.
Yerlikaya informed that the number of those staying with residence permit is 1 million 213 thousand 143 and the number of those with international protection status is 296 thousand 516.
Stating that 1285 operations were carried out against illegal immigrants in the last 3 months, the Minister said that 32 thousand 563 of the 75 thousand 442 illegal immigrants apprehended have been deported so far, and the rest are still being processed.
NEW SYSTEM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRATION
Yerlikaya noted that they have implemented a new system to catch illegal immigrants.
Stating that vehicles called mobile migration points were started to be used in Istanbul, which was selected as a pilot region, Yerlikaya explained the application as follows:
“Our security forces ask a foreigner for his identity, and if he cannot present his identity, our officer invites him to the mobile migration point. With our migration experts, both fingerprint interrogation is carried out and the necessary checks are carried out from the Göçnet database. If they turn out to be irregular migrants, they are sent to the removal center by our law enforcement officers. In Istanbul, the pilot region, 20 vehicles are working at different points. By the end of October, this service will be on the field in 30 cities with 150 vehicles.”
44 TERRORIST ACTS PREVENTED
Giving information on the fight against terrorism, Yerlikaya said that 44 terrorist acts, including 37 bomb attacks, were prevented in the last 90 days.
Yerlikaya reported that 43,90 operations were carried out against terrorist organizations during the same period and 258 terrorists were neutralized.
ORGANIZED CRIME ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS
Referring to the fight against organized crime organizations, Minister Yerlikaya noted that 430 of the 1762 suspects detained in 92 operations were arrested, and a judicial control decision was issued for 203 suspects. Yerlikaya said, “We will make our country the safest country in the world.”
