US EditionHundreds of Iranians cross border into Turkey, witness says
Turkey and Iran suspended all same-day passenger crossings at three border gates amid escalating U.S.-Israeli strikes, while commercial cargo transit continues under controlled conditions, officials said.
- Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced on Monday that Turkey and Iran mutually suspended same-day passenger crossings at all three customs gates amid Israeli-US strikes on Iran.
- Regional officials warned that Israeli‑US strikes on Iran, which began on Saturday morning, could destabilize the region and trigger refugee flows, prompting border concerns.
- Officials said there is no extraordinary situation at the three crossings along the 500-kilometre frontier, and Iran and Turkey continue allowing their own citizens and some third-country nationals to cross despite the suspension.
- Turkey currently hosts more than 74,000 Iranians with residence permits and some 5,000 refugees, highlighting the local impact of suspended border crossings.
- On Saturday, Mustafa Ciftci, Turkey's Interior Minister, spoke with Azerbaijani and Iraqi counterparts to discuss strengthening cooperation, highlighting shared borders with Iran.
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On the third day of the Israeli-American operations against Iran, Turkey is stepping up measures on its border with its neighbour. Since Monday, 2 March, Iranian nationals are no longer allowed to enter Turkey through one of the three border crossings with the territory of the Islamic Republic. Only Turkish citizens and those of third countries wishing to leave Iran can enter Turkey, as well as cargo trucks. Turkey fears the repercussions of a r…
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Turkey says day-trip crossings suspended at Iran border
Hundreds of Iranians cross border into Turkey, witness says
Hundreds of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Monday afternoon as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran expanded, a Reuters witness said, with those arriving speaking of fear in Tehran and queues at petrol stations.
Türkiye’s Trade Minister Says Day-trip Crossings Halted at Iranian Border
Türkiye’s trade minister said on Monday that day-trip passenger crossings at three Turkish customs gates at the Iranian border have been mutually suspended but Türkiye is allowing its own citizens and third-country nationals to enter from Iran. Minister Omer Bolat said in a statement on X that Iran was permitting its own citizens to enter Iran via Türkiye, adding that commercial cargo transits at all three gates continued under control…
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