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

Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Damascus after 13 years of war - Bilal Eksi, CEO of the national carrier, confirmed the news on X

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Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Syria's capital Damascus later this month, CEO Bilal Eksi said Wednesday on X. Flights to Damascus will begin on Jan. 23, with three per week, he added. Turkish Airlines suspended all flights to Syria following the outbreak of the civil war in 2011.

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 said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syria's strongman president Bashar Al-Assad.

Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said Wednesday following a visit by a delegation of Syria’s new, Turkey-backed rulers.

Turkish Airlines announced that it would resume flights to Syria's capital Damascus on Jan. 23 after nearly a 14-year hiatus.