As Turkey increased its efforts to prevent foreign fighters from joining Daesh in Syria and maintain its domestic security, both the number and the variety of people illegally trying to cross the border has increased, Daily Sabah said.
Turkish security forces have arrested 10 foreign nationals illegally attempting to cross into Syria, Turkish officials have said. The suspects from Switzerland, Kosovo, Syria, Tajikistan and Russia were seized in the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep on Tuesday, the Gaziantep Governorate said in a statement.
The Swiss suspect, named O.A.M.B, was charged with being member of a terror organization.
Turkish military also reported that a large amount and variety of goods, including vehicles, animals, cosmetics and cigarettes were seized at the border.
Thousands of foreign fighters from all over the world are believed to have joined terrorist organizations, including Daesh, in Syria and Iraq.
Turkey shares an 800 kilometer-long border with Syria.