Mesut Karaduman
January 06, 2021•Update: January 06, 2021
TEKIRDAG, Turkey
Security forces on Wednesday held at least nine asylum seekers in northwestern Turkey, according to security sources.
The asylum seekers were held when local gendarmerie forces stopped a suspected minibus in the Suleymanpasa district of Tekirdag province, close to the Turkey-Greece border.
The driver, only identified by the initials E.G., was arrested.
Turkey has been a key transit point for asylum seekers who want to cross into Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.
It hosts nearly 4 million refugees, including over 3.6 million Syrians, more than any other country in the world.
