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Many Iranians who go to Turkey to find jobs are exploited

NPR | By Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Published October 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM EDT

Desperate Iranians are finding work in Turkey to make ends meet, but many are being exploited and left with nothing but more debt.

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

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