A man, a U.S. citizen of Arab descent and Islamic State suspect who was deported by Turkey, stands on the no-man's land between Turkey and Greece, as he is pictured from the Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey, November 11, 2019. Ali Can Zeray/Demiroren News Agency (DHA) via REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that Germany and the Netherlands had agreed to take back German and Dutch Islamic State detainees and their families from Turkey, after Ankara started to repatriate the fighters this week.
On Monday, Turkey said it had deported two of the detainees, a German and an American, and added that it will deport another 23 European nationals in the coming days.
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