What is the situation in Southeast Turkey?
 

I did not find anything on the site of recent on this subject ...

So, I left to make my own opinion, on the road of Iran, at the end of March - beginning of April.

The Turkish bikers contacted, in general, advised me not to go to Kurdistan.

It's wrong ! There is no need to get around for Georgia to get to Iran.

What is true: the more you progress to the east of the country, the more you meet Check points. Which does not mean you're stopped every time, but count half a dozen anyway. Malatya, for example, the presence of a police car at each important crossroads. Diyarbakir: heavy atmosphere. It is impossible to visit the citadel even when presenting its passport. After Mardin, the road runs along the Syrian border: a sinister wall for 40 kilometers, which I did not know 2 years ago. Check-points more numerous, 4 ways reduced to two to slow down traffic, presence of para-military in black tee-shirts.

I chose to cross the border into Silopi, to pass through the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Much cooler than Turkey! Take the road to Souleymanieh, or Erbil, not that of Mosul, of course! A few checkpoints, but much more friendly. The road up to the Iranian border of Marivan is very pretty.

Hi. It seems like you did it without any problem. Right? Wanna go the opposite direction.


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