By Osman Uras
MUGLA, Turkey (AA) - A total of 100 undocumented Syrian migrants, including women and children, were held in Turkey's western province, the Turkish security sources said on Wednesday.
The teams from the provincial police department noticed a group of people preparing to leave Bodrum district of Turkey’s Mugla province via illegal means, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on talking to the media.
The migrants were taken to a provincial migration authority.
Turkey has been a main route for refugees trying to cross into Europe, especially since the beginning of the civil war in Syria.
Among the migrants held in 2017 in Turkey, the majority came from Pakistan -- around 15,000 -- followed by Afghans at around 12,000. Syrians totaled about 10,000.
