Although the UN Security Council did not pass a resolution on Syria, Turkey is preparing its own package of sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in South Africa today, Trend reports.
The prime minister condemned Assad for suppressing the Syrian population and lack of realized reforms.
Turkey plans to freeze the assets of Assad and his family. Certain supporters of the Syrian president will be banned from entering Turkey. Erdogan urged the Syrian leader to stop violence against the people and resign.
