Unrest hits Turkish border businesses

Violence and deteriorating relations between Turkey and Syria have severely reduced cross-border trade.

Antakya market

Business owners along the Syria-Turkey border are desperate for the crisis to end.

Since the uprising, relations between the two countries have deteriorated, destroying what was once a booming cross-border trade.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from the border town of Antakya.

Source: Al Jazeera