Wednesday, October 19, 2011

On Syrian frontier, Turks bemoan soured ties



(Reuters) - Until recently, Hamdi Esen would make the short trip across to Syria several times a month, fill his father's car up with gas, maybe buy a few bags of sugar and some cigarettes and then return home to Turkey.
But after Turkey stepped up criticism of Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, Esen stopped going because of long waits at the border and the hostility he faced from Syrian security officials and even some regular citizens.uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/19/uk-turkey-syria-hatay-idUKTRE79I43720111019

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