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Members of Iraq’s Turkmen community prepare to return from Ankara with transport provided by the ITF party. Photo: Iraqi Turkmen Front
Members of Iraq’s Turkmen community prepare to return from Ankara with transport provided by the ITF party. Photo: Iraqi Turkmen Front
Returning home or forced out, thousands of Iraqis leave Turkey
The 46,000 Iraqis who left the country last year constitute the highest number of departures by a single nationality
Lizzie Porter
Ankara
15 December, 2023