Erdogan: Turkish troops 'getting close' to Afrin city

Turkish troops are getting closer to Syria's Afrin city center, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 3, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Turkey's ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Afrin is now in its third week. 

Speaking at an ordinary congress of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the eastern province of Bitlis, Erdoğan said: "We are advancing into Afrin [city center]. We are close."