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ANKARA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has repatriated 15 foreign Islamic State (IS) suspects to their home countries between Nov. 11 and 19, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday.
There are still 944 foreign IS suspects in repatriation centers waiting to be sent back to their home countries, according to Anadolu.
Ankara will repatriate most of the IS detainees by the end of 2019, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Tuesday.
"Turkey was not a hotel for IS fighters," the Turkish interior minister said earlier and criticized European countries for their reluctance to take back citizens captured and prisoned by Turkish authorities.
