Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ In one of Turkey's most religiously diverse provinces, close ties with Syria fuel support for Assad regime http://www.pri.org/stories/world/middle-east/in-one-of-turkey-s-most-religiously-diverse-provinces-close-ties-with-syria-fuel-support-for-assad-regime-9308.html Middle East Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:00:00 -0500 In Turkey, the civil strife in Syria has meant refugees streaming across the border. In mostly-Muslim Turkey, most Turks are staunchly on the side of the Sunni Muslims trying to overthrow Assad rule. But in Hatay province, a former Syrian province and one of the most diverse provinces in the country, more people support Assad, perhaps than anywhere outside of Syria. PRI: Public Radio International