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8 asylum seekers held in northwestern Turkey

KIRLARELI: Gendarmerie forces in northwestern Turkey rounded up a group of eight asylum seekers on Thursday who were trying to make their way across the border to neighboring Bulgaria.

The asylum seekers, all of whom were Egyptian nationals and were held in Kirklareli province, said they were caught by Bulgarian police officers who stripped them of their valuables before being leaving them back on the Turkish side of the border.

They also recounted that they had been beaten by the Bulgarian police, after which they were taken by Turkish officials to a hospital for health checks and referred to the provincial migration office for deportation.

Turkey has been a key transit point for irregular migrants wanting to reach Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.