Turkish prime minister and intelligence chief discuss Syria

The Turkish government is continuing to evaluate different options it could undertake to stop a potential influx over its borders as concerns about developments in Syria grow, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Hakan Fidan, head of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), in an unannounced meeting at his residence yesterday. He also invited Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ and Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin to the meeting.

Among a number of issues discussed during the meeting, the developments in Syria topped the agenda, according sources wishing to remain anonymous. As the Syrian administration intensified its military operations against regime opponents especially in the northern part of the country, the number of Syrian people crossing the Turkish border climbed to 15,900 today.