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Turkey to deport 12 Georgian illegal immigrants to Georgia

Politics Materials 18 August 2009 15:48 (UTC +04:00)
Today, Turkey will deport 12 Georgian illegal immigrants to Georgia, the Georgian Consulate reported.
Turkey to deport 12 Georgian illegal immigrants to Georgia

Georgia, Tbilisi, Aug. 18 / Trend , N.Kirtzkhalia/

Today, Turkey will deport 12 Georgian illegal immigrants to Georgia, the Georgian Consulate reported.

At present the 12 Georgians are in a camp for illegal immigrants in Edirne. They were visited by representatives from the Consulate who stated that seven of the Georgians have no identity papers.

The Georgians claim that the Turkish representatives treated them badly. Among the 12 Georgians there are three citizens who were detained by Turkish border guards while on a bus traveling from Greece to Georgia.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry has warned all Georgian citizens to refrain from illegally crossing borders of other countries.

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