Afghanistan, Nov. 7 -- Turkish authorities detained 33,341 Afghan nationals in the first 10 months of 2026, making Afghans the largest group of undocumented migrants apprehended in the country, according to official immigration figures.
More than 120,000 foreign nationals were detained across Turkey between January and October, according to figures released by Turkey's Directorate General of Migration Management on November 7. Afghans accounted for the largest share, followed by nationals of Syria, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan and Yemen.
The latest figures show a continued rise in the number of Afghan nationals detained in Turkey. During the first eight months of 2026, Turkish authorities apprehended 25,314 ...