80 migrant smugglers and 2,155 irregular migrants apprehended in 27 provinces

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the details of the Kalkan-7 operations on X.

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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 80 migrant smuggling organizers and 2,155 irregular migrants were apprehended in the “Kalkan-7” operations, which were carried out against migrant smuggling organizers and irregular migrants in 27 provinces during the first 4 days of 2024.

Yerlikaya announced that 6 of them have been arrested, and judicial control decisions have been issued for 4 others. He stated that legal proceedings for the others are ongoing.