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Many Iranians are heading to Turkey to escape the ongoing war's heavy toll

NPR | By Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Published August 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM CDT

Iranians visiting the city of Van, Turkey, near the Iranian border say how expensive and difficult life back home is.

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Hadeel Al-Shalchi is NPR’s International Correspondent based in Istanbul.

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