Turkmen migrants deported from Turkey interrogated at Ashgabat airport

Nearly 100 Turkmen migrants deported from Turkey on a single flight from Istanbul were subjected to extreme questioning and screening by National Security Ministry (MNB) officials upon arrival in Ashgabat. The unprecedented single-day deportation saw the migrants interrogated at the airport, according to Azatlyk citing anonymous sources. The report highlights the scale of the deportation and the harsh treatment of returnees by Turkmen authorities.