SHOTLIST ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (AUGUST 14, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES, MANY SITTING, WAITING FOR REGISTRATION PROCESS IN ARBAVUTKOY MIGRANTION OFFICE 2. VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES BEING REGISTERED BY OFFICERS 3. WOMEN AND CHILDREN SITTING 4. VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES BEING REGISTERED BY OFFICERS, SOME REFUGEES’ FINGERPRINTS BEING SCANNED BY DEVICE 5. VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES WAITING OUTSIDE OFFICE 6. TIGHT SHOT OF TOY ON SUITCASE 7. SYRIAN WOMAN WALKING INTO TENT, BOYS WALKING AWAY 8. CLOSE-UP OF GIRL'S BACKPACKS ON SUITCASE 9. VARIOUS OF REFUGEES, SUITCASES OUTSIDE OFFICE 10. VARIOUS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES ON BUS 11. REFUGEE GIVING WORKER HER SUITCASE, TALKING TO OFFICER, WORKER INSPECTING SUITCASE NEXT TO BUS 12. CHILDREN STANDING IN FRONT OF OFFICE 13. SEAT ON BUS, REFUGEES NEXT TO BUS SEEN THROUGH WINDOW OF BUS ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - AUGUST 14: More than 411,000 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their homeland from Türkiye since December 2024, official data shows, as changing conditions in Syria encourage safer repatriation. The Turkish Presidency of Migration Management reported on Thursday, Aug. 14, that the returns have been conducted in a safe, voluntary, and dignified manner, with every step—from registration to transportation—carefully coordinated by authorities. Since 2016, the total number of Syrians who have voluntarily returned from Türkiye has reached 1,151,652, while the number of Syrians under temporary protection in the country currently stands at 2,543,711. Footage from the Voluntary Return Coordination Center in Istanbul’s Arnavutkoy Migration office showed Syrians completing their procedures before boarding buses bound for their homeland. Turkish migration officials emphasized that all logistical and administrative steps were carefully managed to facilitate a smooth transition. The returns come after significant political changes in Syria. Bashar al-Assad, who ruled the country for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia in December 2024, marking the end of the Baath Party regime, in power since 1963. In January 2025, a new transitional administration was formed under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, raising hopes for stability and reconstruction in the war-torn country. Writing by Sibel Uygun