Turkey building 63-km monstrous wall along Iranian border to stop migration

The Turkish government is building a 63-kilometer concrete wall on the Iranian border in the eastern Van province in attempts to make the country "impenetrable" to migration, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 21. Three kilometers of the monstrous wall have reportedly been completed as efforts for the construction have been ramped up after a wave of Afghan migrants crossed into Turkey to flee the Taliban.

The Turkish government aims to become "impenetrable" by constructing a monstrous concrete wall, trenches and watchtowers on the Iranian border along the eastern province of Van, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 21.

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