i am soran qurbani. i2 members, demanding ransoms. am soran qurbani. 12 years ago, i smuggled my way into europe from iran. now, iwork for the from iran. now, iwork forthe bbc from iran. now, iwork for the bbc and i am investigating what is happening to refugees like me on that route today. we met with refugees in turkey he managed to escape but lost everything in the process. and those trying to tackle it. call to prayer. this is a city in turkey on the border with iran. the gateway to europe for many hundreds of thousands of afghan refugees. for decades, people have been smuggled from afghanistan through iran, and into turkey. these undocumented migrants have been flank civil war, poverty and persecution. when the taliban read took power in august 2021, the numbers increased. an underground network of smugglers operate safe houses across the city for those who have just made it to turkey. houses, flats, stables, all repurposed to hide the thousands of refugees coming in each year. this man is in his early 20s. the blood you can see