Türkiye reopens its consulate in Syria's Aleppo

After 13 years, the Turkish Consulate General in Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, has resumed operations.

The Turkish flag was raised in front of the consulate building, Caliber.Az reports per Turkish media.

Şam Maslahatgüzarı Burhan Köroğlu, TRT Haber'e konuştu:

📌Ülkemizi, Halep'teki başkonsolosluğumuzda ve Şam'daki büyükelçiliğimizde temsil edeceğiz.
📌Suriye'nin gerçek sahipleriyle ilişki kurarak ülkenin kalkınmasına katkıda bulunacağız. pic.twitter.com/0RrJ7a4FIe

— TRT Haber Canlı (@trthabercanli) January 20, 2025

Visa and passport services will now be provided at the Turkish Consulate General in Aleppo.

The reopening of Aleppo consulate came after over a month since the collapse of the former Syrian regime and ex-president Bashar Assad.

Days after the fall of the Assad regime, Türkiye's foreign minister announced the reopening of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus.

“The embassy staff are on their way as a team. The embassy will start operations tomorrow,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.

The Consulate General ceased its operations in July 2012 due to the outbreak of the civil war in Syria.  

After the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024, Burhan Köroğlu was appointed as the Charge d'Affaires in Damascus on December 12.

The Turkish Embassy in Damascus officially reopened on December 14.

By Vafa Guliyeva