Turkish police in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır detained 32 Afghan migrants as part of an operation targeting human trafficking.
Authorities in Diyarbakır, Turkey, became suspicious of a sewage tanker, which they subsequently stopped and inspected.
Police discovered that Afghan migrants were being transported inside the tanker and, after a prolonged effort, successfully rescued them.
Four organizers of the human trafficking operation have been sent to court and are reported to be in detention.
Turkey remains a key destination for Afghan migrants, with hundreds of thousands living across various cities in the country.
Legal travel to Turkey is costly and often unaffordable for many seeking work, driving some to rely on dangerous smuggling routes.
Reports indicate that Turkish border police use severe physical force against migrants when they are detained.
