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Stay or go? The dilemma of Turkey's Syrian refugees
More than 50,000 Syrian refugees have left Turkey to return home since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. "Now he's gone, many are ...
The Economist3d
How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to ...
Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ...
The Independent8d
Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, officials say after visit by Syria's new rulers
The CEO of Turkey’s national carrier, Bilal Eksi, said there would be three flights a week, starting on Jan. 23. “We are returning to Damascus,” Eksi said in a post on the social media ...
Syria’s new foreign minister holds talks with Turkey’s President and other top officials
Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said ...
The New York Times7d
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home
Rami, in contrast, lived in constant fear of being kicked out of Turkey. He entered the country 10 years earlier on his Syrian passport and had refused to register as a refugee, as most Syrians ...
Al-Monitor13d
As Turkey eases ban, Syrian refugees can now visit before deciding to return
Turkey is allowing one adult per Syrian family to return after visiting their homeland, but experts warn that easing ...
Turkey Jails Nationalist Party Leader in Opposition Clampdown
Turkey jailed Umit Ozdag, the leader of a small nationalist party and a vocal critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on ...
The Economist3d
Turkey is determined to expand its influence in the new Syria
A few weeks later, Mr al-Shaibani resurfaced in Damascus in the cabinet of Syria’s new interim government. On January 15th he made an official visit to Turkey, where he had lived for over a ...
Las Vegas Sun2d
Turkey arrests leader of far-right party on charges of inciting violence through social media
Turkish authorities have arrested the leader of a far-right opposition party on charges of inciting violence through a series of anti-refugee posts on social media ...