Turkiye (Turkey) has deported 119,817 irregular refuge migrants this year, making it the highest number of deportations in the country's history.
This was the highest number of deportations in Turkiye's history, said the Turkish Interior Ministry's Presidency of Migration Management in a statement.
The number of those deported increased by 159% compared to the same period in 2021, the statement added.
With the recent figures, the number of irregular migrants deported since 2016 has reached 445,326.
Over 2.7 million irregular migrants have been denied entry to Turkiye since 2016, while the figure for this year stands at 274,311.
Turkiye has been a key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross to Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.
Several xenophobic events against Syrian refugees were also reported in Turkey this year.