Turkey holds at least 187 refugees who illegally entered the country heading to Europe: Interior Ministry
A police officer escorts a refugee from a Turkish ferry, carrying the second group of refugees deported from Europe to the port of Dikili district, Turkey, April 8, 2016. Some 50 refugees Afghan and Pakistani nationals who had entered Turkey illegally were held by gendarmerie forces in the Baskale district of the eastern Van province, a source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
Also in the Kesan district of the northwestern Edirne province, bordering Greece and Bulgaria, police held five refugees from Afghanistan and one migrant from Algeria during regular road patrols.
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