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Turkey Rewrites Syria: Topple, Tame, Trade
After Assad's fall in December 2024, Turkey moved rapidly to dominate Syria's reconstruction — securing $11B in energy and airport contracts, launching a gas pipeline into Aleppo, and reopening a land trade corridor through Syria to Jordan and the Gulf, pivoting the country from Iran's sphere to Turkey's.
Sources (3)
| Source | Score |
|---|---|
| Topple, Tame, Trade: How Turkey Is Rewriting Syria's Future European Council on Foreign Relations | 92% |
| Turkey Secures Dominant Role in Syria's Reconstruction with $11 Billion in Energy, Airport Deals Turkish Minute | 78% |
| Turkey to Reopen Land Trade Corridor to Jordan, GCC Through Syria by 2026 Gulf News | 82% |
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[map.view lat=36.0 lon=36.5 zoom=5] [entity.propose id="city:aleppo" type="city" name="Aleppo" lon=37.16 lat=36.20] [entity.propose id="city:damascus" type="city" name="Damascus" lon=36.29 lat=33.51] [entity.propose id="city:kilis" type="city" name="Kilis" lon=36.72 lat=36.72] [map.highlight entity="country:turkey" color="#38bdf8"] [map.highlight entity="country:syria" color="#f59e0b"] [map.arrow from="city:kilis" to="city:aleppo" label="Gas pipeline — operational Aug 2025"] [map.label entity="city:aleppo" text="6M m³/day — Azerbaijani gas"] [map.label entity="city:damascus" text="Corridor to Jordan reopening"] [chat.say source="ecfr_turkey_syria_trade_2026"] Assad fell in December 2024. Two months later, Turkish trucks were crossing Syria toward the Gulf. Topple. Tame. Trade. [scene.title kind=chapter eyebrow="Clio Short" title="Turkey Rewrites Syria" subtitle="$11B in contracts, a gas pipeline, and a trade corridor to the Gulf"] [map.view lat=30.0 lon=38.0 zoom=4] [map.highlight entity="country:jordan" color="#f59e0b"] [map.highlight entity="country:saudi_arabia" color="#f59e0b"] [map.arrow from="city:damascus" to="country:jordan" label="Land corridor reopening 2026"] [scene.title kind=clear] [chat.say source="turkishminute_syria_11b_2025"] Eleven billion dollars in energy and airport contracts — secured before the dust settled. The Kilis–Aleppo gas pipeline moved six million cubic meters a day before most reconstruction conferences had been scheduled. Turkey and Syria signed a joint economic committee. Tariffs on 269 Turkish products dropped. Syria went from Iran's corridor to Turkey's corridor in under a year. [scene.title kind=outro title="Turkey Rewrites Syria." subtitle="Follow Clio for more geopolitical intelligence."]