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Turkish opposition holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed

Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters voted at the ballot set up to determine the only candidate of the opposition for Presidential, Ekrem Imamoglu, at the voting center in Izmir, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. The popular opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, just days before he was to be named the main opposition CHP's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has opened the vote to anyone, not just party members, in the hope of a massive show of support for the beleaguered mayor. Photo by Ali İhsan Mimtas/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish opposition holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed

Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters voted at the ballot set up to determine the only candidate of the opposition for Presidential, Ekrem Imamoglu, at the voting center in Izmir, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. The popular opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, just days before he was to be named the main opposition CHP's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has opened the vote to anyone, not just party members, in the hope of a massive show of support for the beleaguered mayor. Photo by Ali İhsan Mimtas/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish opposition holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed

Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters voted at the ballot set up to determine the only candidate of the opposition for Presidential, Ekrem Imamoglu, at the voting center in Izmir, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. The popular opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, just days before he was to be named the main opposition CHP's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has opened the vote to anyone, not just party members, in the hope of a massive show of support for the beleaguered mayor. Photo by Ali İhsan Mimtas/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish opposition holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed

Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters voted at the ballot set up to determine the only candidate of the opposition for Presidential, Ekrem Imamoglu, at the voting center in Izmir, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. The popular opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, just days before he was to be named the main opposition CHP's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has opened the vote to anyone, not just party members, in the hope of a massive show of support for the beleaguered mayor. Photo by Ali İhsan Mimtas/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish opposition holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed

Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters voted at the ballot set up to determine the only candidate of the opposition for Presidential, Ekrem Imamoglu, at the voting center in Izmir, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. The popular opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, just days before he was to be named the main opposition CHP's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has opened the vote to anyone, not just party members, in the hope of a massive show of support for the beleaguered mayor. Photo by Ali İhsan Mimtas/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish opposition holds historic primary as Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu jailed

Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) supporters voted at the ballot set up to determine the only candidate of the opposition for Presidential, Ekrem Imamoglu, at the voting center in Izmir, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. The popular opposition Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the biggest political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on March 19, just days before he was to be named the main opposition CHP's candidate for the 2028 presidential race. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has opened the vote to anyone, not just party members, in the hope of a massive show of support for the beleaguered mayor. Photo by Ali İhsan Mimtas/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9-mln-year-old animal fossils discovered in SW Türkiye

STORY: 9-mln-year-old animal fossils discovered in SW Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:42 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. photos of people carrying out archaeological excavations in Denizli, Türkiye (ihlas news agency) 2. photos of fossils (ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: A group of researchers has discovered fossils of animals that lived 9 million years ago at an excavation site in southwestern Türkiye, state-run broadcaster TRT reported on Wednesday. The findings were the fossils of a species from the Felidae family, a porcupine, and several birds, it said. The discoveries were achieved this year as part of an ongoing excavation by a group of researchers in the Tavas district of Denizli province since 2017. Ahmet Ihsan Aytek, an anthropologist from Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, who leads the research, said the porcupine is a scarce species in Anatolia, and discovering its fossil is a great success. "We found that the skull and jaw bones were pr

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aksener during the Presidential And Parliamentary Elections - Istanbul

IYI Party Leader Meral Aksener cast her vote at Hacı Sabancı High School in Istanbul, Sunday 14th of May, 2023. Turkey citizens vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday - a vote seen as the most important in years and of great international significance. Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. Photo by Ihsan Sercan Ozkurnazli/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people

STORY: Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers preparing meals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM HABBAL, Head of the Saed Initiative 3. various of volunteers preparing meals 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): EYAD ABAZID, Board member of the al-Bir and al-Ihsan charity 5. various of volunteers putting the meals onto a small truck STORYLINE: During the past painful week after the massive earthquake that hit the already war-torn country of Syria, local charities have been working at full capacity to help the people who are suffering from the deadly tremor. The Saed Initiative is one of them. Working in Syria for years, it aims at helping people who have been impacted by the 11-year war. Following the earthquake, it decided to create a charity kitchen that would give free meals the entire year. Now it distributes between 2,500 and 4,000 meals per day in Aleppo. I

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China-made products popular among Iraqis

STORY: China-made products popular among Iraqis DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shops selling Chinese goods STORYLINE: In the past few years, an increasing number and variety of Chinese-made goods have become an important part of local people's lives in the Iraqi market. Chinese goods attract local people due to the products' affordability and good quality that meet the needs of the people. Ihsan Baqir, the owner of an electrical appliances store in al-Rasheed Street in downtown Baghdad, told Xinhua that most of the devices in his store are imported from China because there is a great demand. "Chinese goods meet the demand of all levels and provide consumers with a variety of choices," Baqir said. Mohammed al-Tamimi, head of Iraq's Chamber of Commerce office in Diyala, Iraq's eastern province, told Xinhua that "a large share of the goods in the provincial markets are Chinese-made products, especially electrical products." According to M

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Turkish popular snack simit suffers from inflation

STORY: Turkish popular snack simit suffers from inflation DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on street and Turkish popular snack simit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): IHSAN, Simit baker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MUSTAFA TURAN, Freshman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BURCIN, Resident STORYLINE: The simit, a bagel-like bread covered with toasted sesame seeds, is a popular snack and a traditional breakfast staple for Turks, but the galloping inflation has made it something of a luxury for the poor. The price of a simit has increased from 3 to 5 liras (0.16 to 0.27 U.S. dollars) following a price hike in sesame seeds and flour, two vital ingredients in the most preferred street food for Turks, said a simit baker from a residential neighborhood of Ankara. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): IHSAN, Simit baker "People are purchasing what they can afford, and simit is still indispensable for us Turks for breakfast. But the prices of sesame seeds and flour

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Kuwait witnesses rising demand for dishdasha during Ramadan

STORY: Kuwait witnesses rising demand for dishdasha during Ramadan DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tailor shops STORYLINE: Kuwait witnessed high demand for dishdasha during the past several days of the holy month of Ramadan. As a traditional dress, dishdasha is a long-sleeved garment worn by Muslim men in the Gulf region. During this period of time, many Kuwaitis race to buy or make dishdashas for the celebration of the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan. Men's tailor shops in Kuwait witness very crowded days before the Eid festival and some shop owners have refused to receive more customers since the beginning of the last ten days of Ramadan, under the pretext of lack of time. Al-Khayyat Imtiaz Ihsan, an owner of a tailor shop, explained that the prices of making dishdasha are fixed, but some customers come late. So in some cases, the price is doubled due to the effort that is being made to complete the

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scary Fish Deaths Due To Global Warming - Turkey

In the touristik city of Van in Turkey Eastern Anatolia region, fish deaths scared. Due to global warming and drought conditions, Kockopru, located in Ercis district, has an extremely low water level. Alongside the micro-algae that proliferate in the water at the falling water level, it is further reduced, clogging the gills of these fish, causing the fish to decline in the dams. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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950th anniversary of Manzikert Battle - Turkey

Activities organized within the scope of the 950th anniversary of the Manzikert battle in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, Turkey, on August 24, 2021. Within the scope of the event, the horseman war games and the Shahdadag Mounted sports club javelin team from Erzurum performed their games. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/DVM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

A Turkish military vehicle patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Taliban'dan kaçan Afganlar Ä°ran üzerinden kaçak yollarla Türkiye sÄ±nÄ±rÄ±ndan Van'a giriÅÂ yapÄ±yor. Kaçak geçiÅÂleri önlemek için asker ve özel harekat polisleri nöbet tutuyor. Havadan ve karadan takip edilen Türkiye-Ä°ran sÄ±nÄ±rÄ±nda Ä°ran askerleri de nöbet tuttuÄÂu görüldü. Ä°nsan kaçakçÄ±larÄ±nÄ±n ÅÂok Ev adÄ±nÄ± verdikleri evlerde saklanan Afganlar yakalanarak geri gönderme merkezine gönderildi. ÅÂok Ev ise valilik tarafÄ±ndan yÄ±kÄ±ldÄ±. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

A Turkish military vehicle patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally to Turkey

Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran, on August 21, 2021. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Iranian soldiers were also seen keeping watch on the Turkey-Iran border, which was followed by air and land. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally to Turkey

Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran, on August 21, 2021. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Iranian soldiers were also seen keeping watch on the Turkey-Iran border, which was followed by air and land. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military vehicle and helicopter patrol near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally to Turkey

Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran, on August 21, 2021. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Iranian soldiers were also seen keeping watch on the Turkey-Iran border, which was followed by air and land. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

A Turkish military vehicle patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

Turkish military vehicle and helicopter patrol near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey tightens security measures, builds wall along its border with Iran

A Turkish military vehicle patrols near the Turkey Iran border, in Van provence, eastern Turkey, on August 21, 2021. Turkish security forces are hard at work tightening measures to ensure the security of the country's eastern border with Iran to prevent illegal migration inflow from countries including Afghanistan. Afghans fleeing the Taliban are entering Van from the Turkish border illegally through Iran. Soldiers and special operations police keep watch to prevent illegal crossings. Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM