FILE - Syrian refugees warm themselves in front of a fire by tents set up in a public market space in Islahiye District of Gaziantep, southern Turkey, on Feb. 11, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad have recently signaled that they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties that have been ruptured for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
FILE - Syrian women gather in a public park in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, on April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
FILE - Syrians cross into their country from the Turkish crossing point of Cilvegozu, in Reyhanli, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 18, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad have recently signaled that they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties that have been ruptured for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
FILE - Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at al-Shaab presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, on Oct. 11, 2010. Erdogan and Assad have recently signaled that they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties that have been ruptured for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)
FILE - Women walk past a Syrian restaurant in an outdoor market in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, on May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)