Syrians must produce regime issued passports to travel through border with Turkiye 

In a sign of increased coordination and rapprochement between Turkiye and the Syrian regime, the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing between the two countries has begun demanding Syrian expats carry a valid passport issued from the authorities in Damascus. A statement issued by the border agency said the Turkish authorities will not allow Syrian citizens who hold residency or citizenship of a foreign country from crossing into Syria without a valid passport issued by the Syrian regime. “Our honourable expatriates in various countries of the world except Turkiye and those wishing to visit their country through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing, who hold a residency card or a foreign passport, we inform you that you must have a Syrian passport valid for […]