Dec 8, 2024 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar el-Assad’s government Sunday, with many embracing the chance to return …

Dec 8, 2024 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government Sunday, with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland. Large crowds waving Syrian and Turkish flags gathered in the main square of Kilis, a border city in southern Turkey.

Dec 20, 2024 · Hundreds of Syrians have gathered at border gates along Turkey’s 911-kilometer (566 mile) frontier with Syria since Assad’s fall and the returns are expected to accelerate if Syria becomes stable.

Jan 21, 2025 · Syria’s neighbours do not want it to break free of Iran’s influence only for it to come under Turkey’s. Turkey sees Israel as the main obstacle to its ambitions in Syria.

Dec 27, 2024 · Turkey is expected to play a major role as the new government takes over ruling Syria. Turkey had shown tacit support for groups fighting the Assad dictatorship.

Jan 7, 2025 · People hold a banner of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan they gather in Istanbul to celebrate the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024 [Yasin Akgul/AFP]

Dec 18, 2024 · ISTANBUL — As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one country has emerged as having great influence over...

Jan 17, 2025 · In these early days of Syrian arrivals, according to Ayhan Kaya, a political scientist at Istanbul Bilgi University who focuses on migration, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s message to Turks ...

Dec 3, 2024 · Turkey's foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold talks with the opposition.

Dec 8, 2024 · Istanbul, which hosts nearly 500,000 Syrian refugees, has been the scene of many demonstrations since Saturday evening.