Sources: Bodies of eight Afghan migrants found near Turkish border

Elaha Mon Nov 2026 7 hours ago 26

Informed sources reported the incident on Sunday by sending a video. The published footage shows the bodies of eight young men whose jaws have been tied shut with string. The person recording the video says in Persian: “Hello, brother! These are travelers.”


According to Turkish media reports, the bodies were found on Saturday morning, 16 Aqrab, at around 9:20, beside a road near the Yukarıtolgali area, part of the Özalp district in Van province. The bodies were discovered approximately three kilometers from the Iranian border. However, Turkish media have not yet identified the victims.


The Afghan Refugees Association in Turkey, while confirming the deaths of the eight young men, said that Afghan migrants living in Van have still not been allowed to visit the hospital to identify the victims or view the bodies. The association added that, under the current circumstances, it cannot conduct an independent investigation or verify further details about how the incident occurred.


Following the news, Seracettin Bedirhanoğlu, head of the Republican People’s Party’s provincial branch in Van, reacted on the social media platform X. He wrote that the deaths could not be regarded merely as an incident in the border region; rather, the event was linked to the lack of orderly and safe migration management, weak border oversight, and policies that do not prioritize human lives.


Pointing to the recurrence of similar incidents along this route in recent years, Bedirhanoğlu described it as a sign of a structural problem. He called for the cause of the young men’s deaths to be established as soon as possible, the incident to be thoroughly investigated, and those potentially responsible to be identified. He also stressed that ensuring border security must go hand in hand with establishing mechanisms for humanitarian support to prevent such incidents from recurring.


The bodies of eight young men have been found in an area near the Turkish-Iranian border; the Afghan Refugees Association in Turkey has also confirmed their deaths.

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