With growing risks threatening traditional maritime corridors, Syria’s geography could give it a renewed role in linking the Gulf with Turkiye and Europe through a network of highways and railway lines.

Turkiye is home to millions of Syrians and hundreds of thousands of other foreign nationals who have become an integral part of economic activity across manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and services.

Sahel states have intensified their campaign against the French presence across the region, extending beyond military, diplomatic, and economic ties to target French media outlets as well.

Rising regional tensions are driving interest in competing and potentially complementary rail corridors, especially Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz–Istanbul route and Iraq’s Development Road, with Iraq’s project hinging on stability and geopolitical conditions.

Turkiye recently witnessed a series of deadly schools in two provinces, which were recorded as the deadliest school attacks in the country's history, and the digital gaming world was drawn into the center of the debate.