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The Grand Turk
Afghan Migrants Allege Beatings and Torture by Turkish Border Forces
2026-10-27
[KhaamaPress] Several Afghan migrants colonists have allegedly been tortured by Ottoman Turkish police after being detained near the Iran-The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
 border, with sources reporting that some had their fingers and toes broken in the Maku border region.

The sources reported on October 25, that Ottoman Turkish police mistreated Afghan migrants colonists who were attempting to cross the border from Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
into Turkey.

According to the sources, many Afghan migrants colonists are currently in Iran, and some are travelling from accommodation facilities towards the Ottoman Turkish border in hopes of reaching Turkey and, eventually, European countries. The sources expressed concern about the migrants colonists’ safety and called for greater attention to their situation.

The allegations come amid wider concerns about the treatment of Afghan migrants colonists along the Iran-Turkey border. In July 2026, BBC reported that 12 Afghan migrants colonists said Ottoman Turkish border guards had beaten and stripped members of a group of around 50 migrants colonists before leaving them in freezing conditions near the Iranian border. Eleven of those who spoke to the BBC later lost limbs because of severe frostbite, according to the report.

The BBC said Ottoman Turkish officials did not specifically address those migrants colonists’ allegations but stated that border forces acted in accordance with national and international law and provided detained undocumented migrants colonists with necessary assistance, including food, water and medical care. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry described the broader allegations as unfounded.

Afghans have continued to use routes through Iran and Turkey to seek safety and reach Europe, despite risks including detention, alleged abuse, smuggling networks and dangerous mountain crossings. Migrant-rights advocates have also raised concerns about forced returns and access to asylum procedures along the border.
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