No longer needing visas, Turks and Syrians are able to freely travel back and forth between the neighboring countries. With the increase in legal trade, more business and tourism travel, the illegal smuggling of goods ranging from fuel to tea to mechanical parts has also jumped.
Jonathan Lewis is a freelance photojournalist based in Istanbul.
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