Turkey Detains 120,000 Migrants in 10 Months

Turkish migration data showed that authorities detained about 120,000 migrants during the first ten months of 2026, including 33,000 Afghans. Afghans made up the largest detained group, followed by citizens of Syria, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen. The data indicated a continuing increase in the detention of Afghans, with 25,314 Afghans detained in the first eight months of the year in about 95,000 operations involving undocumented migrants of all nationalities.