Travellers say some Iranians held up at Turkish land border
The Straits Times
KAPIKOY, Turkey , March 1 - Some Iranian citizens are being stopped from crossing into Turkey at Iran's northwestern Khoy land border gate, according to three foreign passport-holders who crossed on Sunday and some local Turkish media. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KAPIKOY, Turkey , March 1 - Some Iranian citizens are being stopped from crossing into Turkey at Iran's northwestern Khoy land border gate, according to three foreign passport-holders who crossed on Sunday and some local Turkish media.
A day after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials, one of the travellers told Reuters there were increasing numbers of those waiting to cross into Turkey's eastern Van province.
They said the reason for delays was unclear. Turkish authorities and Iran's embassy in Ankara have said the three border crossings between the two countries were open and citizens could return home.
"People want to come to Turkey, but they are not being allowed in," said Arslan Arslan after he arrived in Turkey, adding that about 300-400 people were waiting to cross on the Iranian side.
"There are also many vehicles on the Khoy side," Arslan said.
Reuters was unable to independently verify numbers of travellers on the Iranian side of the frontier.
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