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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Dorian Jones

Time to go home? Assad's demise brings dilemmas for Syrian refugees in Turkey

Many refugees who fled to Turkey from Syria are reluctant to return to a country that has been left devastated by more than a decade of civil war. AFP - ARIS MESSINIS

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is being viewed as an opportunity by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to return millions of Syrian refugees amid growing public resentment. However, it remains uncertain whether those who have built new lives in cities like Istanbul are prepared to return.

Syrian refugee Hasan Sallouraoglu and his family have carved out a new life in Istanbul with a thriving pastry shop in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli district, home to around 60,000 Syrians.

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