Mohamed Nur Lattouf, 14, one of those passing through the Cilvegözü Border Gate, said he had been living in Türkiye for nine years and was treated very well.
"I learned a new language. Now the war is over and I'm returning. I left when I was six and will miss my schoolmates," he said.
Bushra Najla, 22, said she was returning to Idlib with her mother and sister and is happy that she will reunite with another sister waiting across the border.
"The war is over, thank God. We thank Türkiye. You are very kind people," she added.
Fayez Hammoud said he arrived from Izmir with his wife and four children and was heading to his hometown in Idlib.
Jameel Mardawy, 30, was returning to his hometown in Idlib after a year.
"God willing, within a year, everyone will return to Syria. Thank God the war is over. I hope Syria has become beautiful. I invited my friends to Syria when I parted from them," he said.
Idav Kivaz, who has been living in Istanbul for seven years, said he missed his country and was returning to Hama to reunite with his parents.
