PodcastTurkey 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.
Three kilometers of the 63-kilometer-wall have reportedly been completed of the construct, built with 7-tonnes blocks that stand 3 meters tall.
Some 76 watchtowers have been built alongside the border crossing, with 103 electrooptical towers are still in the works to implement both visual and infrared surveillance on the border fraction.
The Turkish authorities have also dug up 110 kilometers of trenches in their attempts to stop immigration through the land crossings, an effort that was ramped up following the recent wave of migrants coming to Turkey from Afghanistan.