Turkey detains 25 foreigners near Syria border

total of 25 foreign nationals, including children have been detained in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep for allegedly trying to enter Syria illegally, police sources said Sunday.    

According to the provincial directorate of security, the foreigners came from four different countries.

The detainees were sent to the provincial immigration department after a medical checkup at the Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital.

Turkey shares an 800-kilometer long border with Syria and Turkish officials have repeatedly said that they are cooperating with other countries to stop the flow of foreign fighters into its volatile neighboring countries.

Thousands of foreign fighters from all over the world are believed to have joined terrorist organizations, including Daesh, in Syria and Iraq.