The Aftermath of Migrant Death at the Turkish-Iranian Border

This innovative project delves into the often-overlooked aftermath of death during migration through an ethnographic study of Turkey’s largest cemetery for unidentified migrants in Van, close to the Iranian border. It asks how politics of migration determine not only how people become mobile when alive, but how such politics also shape the fate of deceased migrants after death. In this way, the project promises original insights into the enduring impact of contemporary European border politics. It will culminate in an interactive online exhibition that documents the sites and stories of migrant death at Turkey’s easternmost border.