Turkey is shaping northern Syria's economy—but who is benefitting?
Copyright © 2021 Enab Baladi. Enab Baladi is a nonprofit charitable 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID. 46-3313735 Turkey is shaping northern Syria’s economy—but who is benefitting? Trucks transporting goods and relief aid through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing (Edited by Enab Baladi) Enab Baladi- Zeinab Masri Ibrahim, a merchant from Idlib, paid 2000 USD to get the Turkey-issued Merchant Card, which permits him to pass in and out of Turkey without having to suffer routine restrictions. To his surprise, the Turkish authorities at the Bab al-Salameh border crossing prevented him from carryi...