Türkiye deported over 72,000 refugees in 2022, says migration agency

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Türkiye has deported 72,578 refugees so far this year, according to the figures released by the Presidency of Migration Management.

Over 10,000 refugees have been deported so far this month, the figures showed.

Also, Türkiye has prevented the entry of 197,482 refugees into the country this year, and 2.66 million refugees since 2016.

More than 151,000 "illegal immigrants" were caught this year, up by 106 percent compated to the same period last year, said the presidency.

Thirty removal centers throughout the country have a capacity of 20,540 people, according to the figures. There are 16,906 people from 91 different countries in the removal centers, with 5,068 from Pakistan and 4,227 from Afghanistan.

More than 718,000 refugees have crossed into European countries from Türkiye since 2016.

Türkiye currently hosts over 3.7 million refugees from Syria and over 300,000 from Afghanistan, according to government figures.

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