Turkish border guards detain six in cross-border attempt

Turkish border guards have detained six individuals attempting to illegally cross the border with Greece and Syria.

"Our border guards detained six people who tried to cross illegally from our country to Greece and from Syria to our country," Caliber.Az reports via a tweet from the Turkish Ministry of National Defence.

Ülkemizden Yunanistan’a ve Suriye'den ülkemize yasa dışı yollarla geçmeye çalışan 6 şahıs hudut birliklerimiz tarafından yakalandı.

Yapılan inceleme sonucunda yakalanan şahıslardan üçünün FETÖ, birinin de DEAŞ terör örgütü mensubu olduğu belirlendi. #MillîSavunmaBakanlığı pic.twitter.com/FOhulLzYT1

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) July 16, 2024

Further investigation revealed that three of the detainees were members of the FETÖ organization, while one was identified as a member of the ISIS terrorist organization.