Fighters Replace Tourists Crossing Over From Syria to an Idyllic Turkish Town
Ayman Oghanna for The New York Times
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Published: July 28, 2012
The Turkish police have become a more frequent sight in Antakya as refugees, rebels and jihadis cross over from Syria.
Turkey’s southeastern quadrant, along the Syrian border, is one of its most picturesque, where olive groves dot the rolling farmland and the mountains are sluiced by Evian-clear streams. In the mornings, old women come down the hills to pluck apricots from the market. In the evenings, tourists stroll along the cobblestone promenades, happily searching for a simit, a bagel-like roll, or a scoop of lemon ice cream.
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