Jakarta ( CNN ) Turkish officials have detained 16 Indonesian citizens who confessed they were planning to cross the border into Syria , Indonesia 's foreign ministry said . The group comprises a man , four women , three girls and eight boys , said spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir . The ages of the children have not been released . Nasir told reporters on Friday that the group was stopped in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep , just north of the city of Aleppo in Syria . They admitted to officials they planned to enter Syria , Nasir said . The Indonesian government is sending a security team to Turkey to investigate the group 's objectives and plans and to increase cooperation with Turkish security officials , Nasir said . This group of 16 Indonesians is different from another 16 Indonesians who reportedly deserted their tour group recently in Turkey and are feared to have crossed into Syria . Nasir confirmed these are two separate groups .
The group is made up of one man , four women , 11 children . They are all in their early 20s and have been living together for a year or so now.