Turkey reopens embassy in Damascus after Assad’s fall For the first time in 12 years, Turkey has reopened its embassy in Damascus following the ousting of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad by an Islamist-led rebel coalition. This symbolic reopening marks a significant shift in Turkish-Syrian relations after more than a decade of hostility. The ceremony, held on Saturday, saw the Turkish flag raised over the embassy building in Damascus’s Rawda district, a diplomatic zone that hosts missions from various countries. Burhan Koroglu, Turkey’s new charge d’affaires to Syria, presided over the event,...