The governance structure of Turkish-controlled Afrin
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Originally published on 06/10/23 in The Commentaries journal Introduction Bordered on two sides by Turkey, the Afrin region sits within the far northwestern corner of Syria. Afrin is comprised of a wide, fertile, southern valley, containing the region’s two largest settlements of Afrin and Cindires, rolling hills in the center and to the west, and low shrub-covered mountains in the north along the Turkish border. The region’s landscape is dotted with olive trees; the fruits of which and their products comprise the basis of the local economy. Economic life has long been oriented towards Aleppo city roughly thirty kilometers to the southeast, to which Afrin belongs to administratively.
The governance structure of Turkish-controlled Afrin
The governance structure of…
The governance structure of Turkish-controlled Afrin
Originally published on 06/10/23 in The Commentaries journal Introduction Bordered on two sides by Turkey, the Afrin region sits within the far northwestern corner of Syria. Afrin is comprised of a wide, fertile, southern valley, containing the region’s two largest settlements of Afrin and Cindires, rolling hills in the center and to the west, and low shrub-covered mountains in the north along the Turkish border. The region’s landscape is dotted with olive trees; the fruits of which and their products comprise the basis of the local economy. Economic life has long been oriented towards Aleppo city roughly thirty kilometers to the southeast, to which Afrin belongs to administratively.