(250702) -- ANKARA, July 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Syrians shop at a local market in the Onder neighborhood of Ankara, Trkiye, on July 1, 2025.
To help refugees assess the situation in Syria before deciding whether to return home, the Turkish government has supported a program that allows them to check conditions firsthand.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in early June that 27,000 Syrians have taken advantage of this "go-and-see" policy and are now preparing for permanent return.
TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrians in Trkiye look homeward as tensions ease" (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
