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epa09429947 Migrants from Iran, waiting in front of an underpass in the border city of Van, 13 August 2021 (issued 26 August 2021). Turkey completed 63 km of the modular concrete wall, which it started to build on the 560-kilometers-long border with Iran, in Van. Border security is being increased to a higher level in order to prevent illegal crossings. It is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. Unlike back in 2011, when millions of refugees from Syria found an open Turkey border, an extremely guarded border awaits Afghan refugees trying to reach Turkey from Iran. (KEYSTONE/EPA/SEDAT SUNA)