"Egyptian factory worker Mohammad Fauzi, 46, crossed from Iran with no Turkish SIM card, no local currency and no knowledge of the language. He only had the phone numbers of two Egyptian friends in Ankara and Izmir and a plan to reach Cairo. He had watched work grind to a halt in Iran during his three months there in the marble and granite sector, with many factories closing."
"Jalileh Jabari, 63, said she fled Tehran because bombs are falling and the situation had become unbearable. The highways to the border were calm, but uncertainty in the capital pushed her to leave. She was travelling to Istanbul, where her daughter studies. If things become good there, if Iran becomes good, I will come back."
"At a remote mountain pass in eastern Turkiye, travellers from Iran step across the threshold with a mix of fear, exhaustion and relief, arriving after a week marked by war, long journeys by train or car, communications blackouts and borrowed phones."
At the Kapikoy border gate in Turkey's Van province, hundreds of people have crossed from Iran in recent days seeking safety from US-Israeli military operations. Travelers include families and individuals who fled after bombs fell on their cities, lost contact with loved ones, or faced canceled flights and communications blackouts. Foreign workers like Egyptian factory employee Mohammad Fauzi crossed with minimal resources, having watched work halt in Iran's industrial sectors. Iranian residents like Jalileh Jabari fled Tehran's deteriorating security situation to reach family abroad. Some travelers express willingness to return if peace is restored, while others are heading back to Iran, creating a steady bidirectional flow across the snowy mountain frontier.
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