Turkey is on top of this (5)

I believe the answer is:

syria

(Other definitions for syria that I've seen before include "Conflict-torn country" , "St Paul's conversion happened on the road to its capital" , "Land" , "Middle Eastern country" , "Country E. of Lebanon" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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