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283,790 people deported from Turkey in 5 years

283,790 people deported from Turkey in 5 years

Interior Minister Soylu has said that 71 thousand Afghans and 40 thousand Pakistanis were sent to their countries in 2019: “When all these are deducted, the number of those whose exit cannot be ensured has been 814 thousand 526 since 2016.”

15 September 2021

Turkey to ‘put up a wall on its entire border with Iran’

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Turkey to ‘put up a wall on its entire border with Iran’

Van Governor Bilmez has announced that a wall will be built along the 295-kilometer Turkey-Iran border. He has also noted that a 160-kilometer ditch will be dug and 500 village guards will be employed to work on the border by the end of the year.

'Is the wall dividing Diyarbakır being built for pro-government Cengiz Holding?'

'Is the wall dividing Diyarbakır being built for pro-government Cengiz Holding?'

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has brought the controversial wall construction in the southeastern city to the parliamentary agenda.

3 September 2020

Ministry suspends construction of wall that will divide Diyarbakır

Ministry suspends construction of wall that will divide Diyarbakır

Amid criticisms of locals and professional organizations, the Ministry of Transport has suspended the construction of a 12-kilometer double-sided wall in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

2 September 2020