Despite the strikes that began on February 28, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured that Turkey had not experienced any problems “in terms of border security.”
Turkey and Iran have mutually suspended one-day passenger crossings at their shared border, Turkey’s trade minister said amid ongoing Israeli-American strikes against the Islamic Republic.
“One-day passenger crossings at the three border customs points have been mutually suspended,” Trade Minister Yomer Bolat wrote on X.
He stressed that there was no “emergency situation” at the three points along the 500-kilometer shared border, AFP reported.
“Iran allows its citizens to enter the country via Turkey… we also allow our citizens and citizens of third countries to enter our country from Iran,” Bolat said.
Despite the strikes that began on February 28, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured later that day that Turkey had not experienced any problems “in terms of border security.”
Iran’s neighbors have long feared that a new wave of strikes could destabilize the entire region and trigger an influx of refugees.
Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci spoke with his counterparts in Azerbaijan and Iraq to discuss “strengthening cooperation.” Both countries also border Iran.
Turkey currently hosts over 74,000 Iranians with residence permits and around 5,000 refugees. | BGNES