The number of road transport journeys from Turkiye to Syria is expected to double this year, from 189,000 recorded in 2024, a sector representative has told Anadolu. The chairman of the Turkish International Transporters’ Association (UND), Serafettin Araz, said that future stability in Syria would facilitate this increase in road transport activity. He noted that Syria accounted for 10 per cent of Turkiye’s 2.1 million road transport journeys last year. “We want to be able to transport Turkish goods directly into Syria to their destinations instead of taking them to border gates. We are waiting for the return of the Free Trade Agreement that was made before the civil war, as Turkish officials are negotiating on the matter,” said Araz. […]
