Over 220 undocumented migrants held in Turkey

By Ozkan Bilgin and Hakan Mehmet Sahin

VAN/EDIRNE, Turkey

Turkish security forces on Monday held a total of 222 undocumented migrants in eastern and northwestern provinces, according to security officials.

In eastern Van province, gendarmerie forces rounded up 151 foreign nationals, who entered Turkey illegally, a security official, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on talking to the media, told Anadolu Agency.

Another 71 migrants were also held in northwestern Edirne province, as they were trying to illegally enter Greece and Bulgaria, another security official said.

The migrants, including Afghan, Syrian, Palestinian and Egyptian nationals, were found in Orhaniye, Yenikadin, Bosna and Sarayakpinar villages of Edirne.