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Turkey Blacklists 20,000 Foreign Militants From Over 100 Countries

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Almost 20,000 foreign militants have been blacklisted by Turkey and are prohibited from entering the country, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said... 29.09.2015, Sputnik International

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Turkey Blacklists 20,000 Foreign Militants From Over 100 Countries

21:34 GMT 29.09.2015 (Updated: 22:09 GMT 29.09.2015)

© AFP 2023 / Tauseef MUSTAFAKashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014

Kashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014 - Sputnik International

Almost 20,000 foreign militants have been blacklisted by Turkey and are prohibited from entering the country, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — Turkey is known to be used as a transit country by those attempting to join ISIL in Syria and Iraq, Turkey's neighboring states.

"Since 2011, we have put nearly 20,000 people from more than 100 countries on the list of 'banned individuals', which my government compiled regarding foreign militants," Davutoglu said at the UN summit on violent extremism and the fight against Islamic State.

Turkey is taking part in anti-IS airstrikes led by a US-led coalition attempting to stop ISIL advances.