Türkiye Initiates Passport-Controlled Border Crossings with Syria

On Wednesday, Türkiye announced the official start of passport-based crossings at its land border gates with Syria.

This move is part of the ongoing normalization process following the liberation of the region last December, marking a significant step in reopening and stabilizing cross-border relations, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

According to an Interior Ministry statement posted on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Turkish citizens and Syrian nationals who have obtained third country citizenship will be able to enter and exit Syria through Türkiye’s land border gates, with the exception of those located in the Operation Peace Spring Zone.

Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party regime, which had been in power since 1963. A new transitional administration led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa was formed in January.