"I have never seen my country. This is the first time, and I am very excited. We are going from Damascus to Aleppo, where I will see my grandmother,” said 14-year-old Fatma Zehra.

As a result of a regime change in Syria, Turkish Airlines has resumed service to Damascus, the capital of Syria. The carrier's new service will assist some of the over 4 million Syrian refugees that fled to Turkey following the outbreak of the nation's civil war in 2011.

I've never seen my country. I'm so excited to see it for the first time,' says Syrian teenager whose family fled to Türkiye when she was only 2 years old - Anadolu Ajansı

The first Turkish Airlines flight in 13 years landed in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported. "The first Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed at Damascus International Airport after a hiatus of some 13 years,

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria have resumed after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus.

Turkish Airlines resumed flights to Syria on Thursday after a 13-year suspension, with a flight landing in Damascus from Istanbul airport, state media reported.

Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade.

Turkish Airlines has announced that it will not carry Israeli and Iranian nationals on its flights to Damascus, according to a statement published on its website on Thursday. The airline revealed earlier this week that it would launch flights to Damascus from 23 January, with a schedule of three flights per week.

Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other, has resumed its flights to Damascus, which were first started on February

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

By bnm Gulf bureau The first Turkish Airlines flight in 13 years landed in Damascus on January 23, carrying 345 passengers including the airline's CEO Bilal Eksi, marking a significant step in Syria's reconnection with international aviation networks.

Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) was due to restart its flights to the Syrian capital on Thursday, following a 13-year hiatus due to civil war in the country.