Syrians have driven down the car market! They are selling for 100,000 TL less.

03.03.2025 10:51

Syrians living in Hatay who plan to return to their country are selling their vehicles below market value in order to establish a new life when they go back home. Yahya Anbus, a car dealer in Reyhanlı, stated that there has been a decrease in vehicle prices due to the return of Syrians, with an average reduction of 50,000 TL to 70,000 TL in vehicle prices.

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Syrians who fled to Turkey due to the civil war that started in Syria in 2011 continue to return to their country after the fall of the 61-year Baath regime. Syrians in Hatay, who are preparing to return, have started selling their homes and vehicles to establish a new life.

THEY ARE SELLING BELOW 100 THOUSAND TL IN THE MARKET

Syrians who want to rebuild their homes, which have turned into ruins when they return to their country, are selling their vehicles for 50 thousand TL to 100 thousand TL below their normal value. Yahya Anbus, a car dealer, stated that the return of Syrians to their country has caused a decline in the vehicle market, saying that there has been an average decrease of 50 thousand TL to 70 thousand TL in vehicle prices.

"THEY WANT TO SELL AND RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"

Yahya Anbus, who works as a car dealer in Reyhanlı, expressed that Syrian refugees are returning to their country by selling their vehicles below their value, stating, "The departure of Syrians has affected the vehicle market. People going to Syria want to sell their vehicles and return to their country as soon as possible. For this reason, they are trying to sell a 200 thousand TL vehicle for 150 thousand TL and a 300 thousand TL vehicle for 250 thousand TL. Therefore, there is a decline in the vehicle market. The vehicle market was active before the war. Back then, we used to sell 8 to 9 vehicles a month, but now we can only sell 3 or 4 vehicles. There is a decrease of 50 thousand TL to 70 thousand TL for each vehicle in the vehicle market. The vehicle market will become active again with the return of Syrians. Most Syrians bring their vehicles and sell them to me. There is a decline because there are many vehicles for sale in the market. Syrians want to return to their country by selling their vehicles for 50 thousand to 60 thousand TL below their normal value," he said.

"WE ARE REPAIRING OUR HOUSES WITH THAT MONEY"

Hasan El Fariz, who stated that he sold his vehicle, which has a normal value of 625 thousand TL, for 500 thousand TL to return to his country, said, "With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians started to return to their country. We are selling our houses and vehicles here to return to our country. To leave immediately, we are selling our vehicles for 100 thousand TL less. For example, if our vehicle is 600 thousand TL, they sell it for 500 thousand TL, which is 100 thousand TL less. We sell our vehicles here and repair our houses in Syria with that money. The decline in the vehicle market happened simultaneously with our departure. I sold my vehicle for 500 thousand TL because it was going to go for 625 thousand TL. I left Syria in 2012. At that time, there were many airstrikes in Syria, and we sought refuge in Turkey to escape from them. Turkey's stance was very beautiful. They stood by us. They have hosted us until now. I have been here for 13 years, and nothing wrong has happened to us. We have shown respect to each other. First of all, I would like to thank the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Turkish people," he expressed.