Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Türkiye in the Middle East; In the Mediterranean, it is a neighboring country with TRNC and the Republic of Cyprus. Under the influence of the Arab Spring that started in the Middle East in 2010, the protests that started in Syria soon turned into acts of violence and a civil war began in the country. As of 2019, more than 370 thousand people lost their lives due to the civil war that has been continuing uninterruptedly since March 2011, and more than 5.5 million Syrians had to flee the country.