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Syria–Turkey barrier

Syria–Turkey barrier is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Syria–Turkey barrier rather than just read about it. In short: The Syria–Turkey barrier is a border wall and fence under construction along the Syria–Turkey border built in an attempt at preventing illegal crossings and smuggling from Syria into Turkey. The barrier on the Syrian border is the third longest wall in the world after the Great Wall of China and the Mexico-United States border wall.

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Reference excerpt

The Syria–Turkey barrier is a border wall and fence under construction along the Syria–Turkey border built in an attempt at preventing illegal crossings and smuggling from Syria into Turkey. The barrier on the Syrian border is the third longest wall in the world after the Great Wall of China and the Mexico-United States border wall.

Background According to Turkish officials the border wall was built in an attempt to increase border security, combat smuggling and reduce illegal border crossings due to the Syrian civil war.

History Ankara had launched the construction project in 2015 to increase border security. The 828 km (515-mile) wall is being built by TOKI, Turkey's state-owned construction enterprise, and will comprise Turkey's entire border with Syria. It will be made of seven-tonne concrete blocks topped with razor wire and stand three metres (9.8 feet) high and two metres (6.6 feet) wide; it will include 120 border towers in critical locations and a security road with regular military patrols. With construction having begun in 2014, 781 km of the border wall has been completed as of December 2017. In June 2018, the wall was proclaimed to be finished with a length of 764-kilometer (475-mile) out of the 911 km Syrian-Turkish border. In 2017, The Syrian government accused Turkey of building a separation wall, referring to this barrier.

Specifics

The physical specifics are such as :

base element: 2m wide, 7-tons mobile concrete blocks height : 3m concrete + 1m razor wire length : 764 km sealed along : Hatay, Kilis, Gaziantep, Mardin, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa, as of June 2018, The border security includes :

the modular concrete walls security patrol routes with regular military patrols security towers, manned and unmanned passenger tracks. Electronic devices are used, such as :

close-up surveillance systems thermal cameras land surveillance radar remote-controlled weapons systems command-and-control centers line-length imaging systems seismic sensors acoustic sensors. The advanced technology layer includes :

wide area surveillance laser destructive fiber-optic detection surveillance radar for drone detection jammers short-distance movement-sensitive lighting systems. The barrier was expected to include 120 border towers in critical locations. The construction of Turkey's armored Cobra II military vehicles, which are now being used to patrol the border to Syria, has been funded by the European Union.

Geography and size 781 km of the border wall has been completed as of December 2017, the whole 911 km is expected to be completed by Spring 2018.

Separation barrier and incursion into Syria controversy In 2017, the Syrian government accused Turkey of building a separation wall, referring to the barrier. Syrian Foreign Ministry officials claimed Turkish forces and border control guards brought in heavy machines and trucks into Syrian territories, particularly in the northern countryside of Hasakah province, making a dirt road and digging a trench while installing cement pillars to build a separation wall. Turkish forces were also claimed to enter the Syrian territory at a depth of 250 meters in the northern countryside of Aleppo province. The Turkish forces also repeated the move in the northwestern province of Idlib, saying that the Turkish forces captured 2.4 hectares of lands with the same aim to build the wall. Syrian regime officials have stated that any unilateral international actions without the consent of the Syrian government will be dealt with as violations to Syria's sovereignty.

See also Turkey–Iran border barrier Mexico–United States barrier

References

External links Images of the barrier published by the Turkish Ministry of Defense on Twitter "New wall closes Turkey-Syria border". Deutsche Welt. May 3, 2017.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Syria–Turkey barrier

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Syria–Turkey barrier claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Syria–Turkey barrier before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Syria–Turkey barrier ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Syria–Turkey barrier

In research: Syria–Turkey barrier appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Syria–Turkey barrier in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Syria–Turkey barrier is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Border barriers, Human migration, Separation barriers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Syria–Turkey barrier outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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