Epidemia of Walls in an (Un)free World | Figure for Article 5
Turkey and the Middle-East: From Imperial Temptation to National Closure
Fact Sheet: The Wall between Turkey and Syria
Origin
- In March 2015, Turkey closed its border with Syria.
- In August 2015, the first section of the border wall was constructed in Reyhanli.
- The wall was completed in June 2018.
Size: 764 kilometres.
Cost: not known.
Info: in September 2018 the number of Syrian migrants in Turkey surpassed 3.5 million (UNHCR Refugees Operational Portal).