Syrians in Turkey cross border after earthquake
Hundreds of Syrians living in Turkey have returned to the war-torn country after last week's devastating earthquake.
The Turkish government has allowed Syrians with ID cards from the quake-hit Turkish provinces to leave for up to six months.
The rule change has led to hundreds queuing for hours at border crossings.
Almost four million Syrians have settled in Turkey since civil war broke out in their home country 12 years ago.
Some survivors of last week's earthquake are making the trip to the crossings in an attempt to reunite with family members back in Syria, some of whom they have not seen for years.
Among them is Reem, who with her nine-month old baby wrapped in a blanket, said she was travelling back to Syria after her home in Turkey was destroyed.
She told the BBC she believed hostility towards Syrians in Turkey had grown since the earthquake.
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