Turkey decisive to fight illegal migration
A new structure for fighting illegal migration will be created at the Turkish Interior Ministry, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said, TRT Haber TV channel reported.
Ala said that the ministry will appeal to the cabinet of ministers of Turkey for approval of the new structure.
It is also provided to increase penalties in order to fight illegal migration in Turkey, he said.
Currently, Turkey is hosting more than two million Syrian
refugees on its territory. The Syrian refugee camps in the country
accommodate about 300,000 people. The rest of them are spread
across the provinces and cities of Turkey.
In Istanbul alone, there are currently 40,000 refugees from Syria.
Ankara has so far spent $8 billion to upkeep the Syrian
refugees.
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