Directorate of Migration Management

A court has sentenced the owner of a visa consultancy company and his wife to a total of 90 years in prison over defrauding foreign people by imitating the official website of the top migration body.

The Directorate of Migration Management has refuted claims that all 39 districts of Istanbul are closed to new residence permits for foreigners, clarifying that the ban is still limited to only 10 districts.

More than 2,300 irregular migrants were caught between Jan. 20 and Jan. 26, the Directorate of Migration Management of the Interior Ministry has announced.

"Our fight against irregular migration continues. Between Jan. 20 and 26, a total of 2,322 were apprehended," the directorate stated in a social media post.

Nearly 3,000 irregular migrants were also deported, it noted.

More than 2,200 irregular migrants were caught and over 1,000 were deported between Jan. 6 and 12, the Directorate of Migration Management has announced.

"Between Jan. 6 and 12, 2,269 irregular migrants were caught, and 2,321 irregular migrants were deported. The deportation proceedings of 19,968 foreigners continue," the directorate tweeted.

Nearly 2,000 irregular migrants were caught and over 1,000 were deported between Jan. 1 and 5, the Directorate of Migration Management has announced.

Turkish police have detained some 33 suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during operations in Istanbul and southern Adana province, while reports indicate detainees include 15 Egyptians and a Russian national. 

Anti-terror police launched simultaneous operations across five Istanbul districts early on Jan. 10, detaining 10 suspected ISIL members.