Went in 2011 to do business SyriaTurkish arrested in business person Vakkas OrhanLiberated 10 years later. There were emotional moments in Orhan’s meeting with his family.
Orhan, who owns a company operating in the heating sector in Adıyaman, went to Syria in 2011 for business. After the civil war broke out in Syria, Orhan was arrested on various charges and put in a prison in Aleppo.
Orhan, who stayed in a solitary cell for a while, regained his freedom about 10 years later. In Hatay, Orhan, who was handed over to the Turkish authorities on May 18, met with his family living in Ankara’s Yenimahalle district yesterday. Orhan was welcomed by his wife Ayşe Orhan, daughter, son, grandchildren and relatives at home. Emotional moments were experienced in the reunion that took place years later, Orhan and his relatives could not control their tears.