{"id":140263,"date":"2026-08-14T08:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=140263"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:01:29","slug":"syria-turkey-trade-grows-16-in-first-seven-months-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/140263\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria-Turkey trade grows 16% in first seven months of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Trade between Syria and Turkey grew 16 percent during the first seven months of 2026, following a 45 percent increase in 2025, Turkish Trade Minister \u00d6mer Bolat said on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolat made the remarks after attending the opening of a new truck waiting area at the Cilveg\u00f6z\u00fc border crossing in southern Turkey\u2019s Hatay province, alongside Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi, head of Syria\u2019s General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolat added that relations between Damascus and Ankara were developing rapidly, adding that expanding economic and trade cooperation could improve living conditions in both countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described Syria as strategically important to Turkey as a transit route to markets in the Gulf and North Africa, while turkey serves as a gateway for Syria to Europe, Western countries and the Caucasus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolat and Badawi, accompanied by officials from both sides, also toured the buffer zone inside the crossing to review operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trade and economic ties between Syria and Turkey have expanded since the fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s government in December 2024, with Damascus and Ankara moving to strengthen cross-border commerce, transportation and other economic links. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By Taysir Mohammed <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Trade between Syria and Turkey grew 16 percent during the first seven months of 2026, following a 45 percent increase in 2025, Turkish Trade Minister \u00d6mer Bolat said on Thursday. 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