Human trafficking and refugee crisis in eastern Turkey
4.6.2021 14:24:45
by SEDAT SUNA
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epa09323105 (01/33) A Turkish-Iranian border guard tower is seen near Gurbulak Border gate in Dogubeyazit district in Agri city, eastern province of Turkey, at the Iranian border, 04 June 2021. The crossings along the nearly-600 km border between Turkey and Iran are protected by a 144 km concrete wall, a barbed-wire-topped barrier that still cannot stop hundreds of youngsters fleeing from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran every year to leave conflict, violence, and despair behind in search for a better life. According to the Turkish Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Migration Management, until 16 June 2021, 53,176 illegal immigrants had been captured this year. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) states that as of 2019, there were 5,678,800 refugees and illegal migrants in Turkey. EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA ATTENTION: For the full PHOTO ESSAY text please see Advisory Notices epa09323103 and epa09323104
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ATTENTION: For the full PHOTO ESSAY text please see Advisory Notices epa09323103 and epa09323104