Armenia–Turkey border

The Armenia–Turkey border (Armenian: Հայաստան–Թուրքիա սահման, romanized: Hayastan–T’urk’ia sahman; Turkish: Ermenistan–Türkiye sınırı) is 311 km (193 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Georgia in the north to the tripoint with Azerbaijan in the south. The land border has been closed since 3 April 1993. The border was protected by guards of the Russian Federal Security Service from 1992 until 2025. The border has been protected by the Armenian Border Guard Service since 2025. On 9 May 2024, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russian border guards will continue to serve on Armenia's borders with Turkey and Iran, at Armenia's request. On 8 October 2024, Armenian prime minister's spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan announced that the Armenian border guard troops will participate in protecting Armenia's borders with Turkey and Iran, together with the Russian border guard troops, starting from 1 January 2025. The border is set to reopen for diplomats and citizens of third countries in 2023.