Matthew Brunwasser

Matthew Brunwasser

Reporter Matthew Brunwasser is based in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a frequent contributor to The World.

Turkish Border Town Struggling in Face of Ongoing Syria Crisis

April 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
The Gaziantep Zoo was very popular with Syrian tourists before the crisis started one year ago. They came to see the cheerful animal exhibits and picnic in the lush green park. (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser)

The Gaziantep Zoo was very popular with Syrian tourists before the crisis started one year ago. They came to see the cheerful animal exhibits and picnic in the lush green park. (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser)

Just a year ago, trade between Turkey and Syria was booming.

Gaziantep in southern Turkey is known as one of the “Anatolian Tigers” for its dramatic economic growth, driven by industry and border trade.

But the boomtown has been hit hard by the crisis next door. From Gaziantep, Matthew Brunwasser reports.


Discussion

One comment for “Turkish Border Town Struggling in Face of Ongoing Syria Crisis”

  • Hasan A Irier

    I just listened this piece on the local radio and I like the premise of the story however, I must say that whoever is the Turkish translators for this story, it was a complete failure.
    The Turkish driver said” All my (bus) drivers stop working, and we all are watching TV ( about Syria) 24 hours”. The translator for this story said something like ” All our lives changed…”
    It’s not an objective story telling.. And, since when PRI ( and affiliate news organizations) adopted the practice of releasing news and recording about the Syrian violence without independently verifying the reliability of the source..
    Asad must stop violence, and you( reporters) must stop bias reporting…