Along the borders of Turkey 2/4 - New neighbors: Syria

Episode 2 - New neighbors: Syria
Not even one and a half year ago, the border between Turkey and Syria was the corridor to the busiest trade route towards the Middle-East, now these countries are on the verge of war. What went wrong?

Bram Vermeulen travels Along the borders of Turkey. With the Europe collapsing on one hand and shattering regimes in the Arab world on the other hand, the Turkish influence in these regions will grow. Here the new power relations around the Mediterranean are being drawn. In this exploration conducted by Bram Vermeulen, we learn as much about the Turks as we do about ourselves. The boundaries make the countries and not the other way around. Borders define the country: this is where our domain ends and the domain of others begins. Turkey is a border country. A country that defines itself as cramping from its contrast with its neighbors. Turkey is non-Greek, non-Russian, non-Arabic. Turkey is the twilight zone between the Middle East and Europe.

Bram Vermeulen travels in four episodes Along the borders of Turkey. Here the new power relations around the Mediterranean are being drawn. Big developments with huge consequences for the people living there. Vermeulen enters the twilight zones: Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq, looking for the actual dividing lines between these neighboring countries.

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Presentated by: Bram Vermeulen
English, French and Spanish subtitles by Ericsson and co-funded by the European Union.

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