Pupils gesture in a classroom in the Syrian city of Al-Bab, Syria, October 3, 2017. Picture taken October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
AL-BAB, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) - Children returning to school in the northern Syrian city of al-Bab were handed a new textbook this term: "Türkçe ضgreniyorum" - "I am learning Turkish".
Turkish lessons, Turkish signposts, Turkish-trained police and most recently a Turkish post office all point to Turkey's deepening role in an area of northern Syria it captured from Islamic State (IS) with the help of Syrian rebels. Turkish administrators are even helping to run hospitals in the area.
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