I am soran qurbani. 12 years ago, i smuggled my way into europe from iran. Now, i working for the bbc and i am investigating what is happening to refugees like me on that route today. We met with refugees in turkey who managed to escape, but lost everything in the process. And those trying to tackle it. Call to prayer van city, in turkey, on the border with iran and the gateway to europe for many hundreds of thousands of Afghan Refugees. For decades, people have been smuggled from afghanistan through iran, and into turkey. These undocumented migrants have been fleeing civil war, poverty and persecution. When the taliban retook power in august 2021, the numbers increased. An underground network of smugglers operate safe houses across van city for those who have just made it to turkey. Houses, flats, stables, all repurposed to hide the thousands of refugees coming in each year. Ahkmed is in his early 20s. The blood you can see is a broken nose. It happened while crossing the border into
i am soran qurbani. 12 years ago, i smuggled my way into europe from iran. now, i working for the bbc and i am investigating what is happening to refugees like me on that route today. we met with refugees in turkey who managed to escape, but lost everything in the process. and those trying to tackle it. call to prayer van city, in turkey, on the border with iran and the gateway to europe for many hundreds of thousands of afghan refugees. for decades, people have been smuggled from afghanistan through iran, and into turkey. these undocumented migrants have been fleeing civil war, poverty and persecution. when the taliban retook power in august 2021, the numbers increased. an underground network of smugglers operate safe houses across van city for those who have just made it to turkey. houses, flats, stables, all repurposed to hide the thousands of refugees coming in each year. ahkmed is in his early 20s. the blood you can see is a broken nose. it happened while crossing the bo