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Turkish and Syrian top brass to continue communication soon

Turkish and Syrian top brass to continue communication soon

Turkish and Syrian defense officials will hold more meetings in the next few days, Turkey’s defense chief Hulusi Akar said following yesterday’s Moscow talks with his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas. "We expect …

Assad refuses to meet with Erdoğan before summer

Assad refuses to meet with Erdoğan before summer

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad does not want to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before the Turkish presidential elections in summer 2023. Reuters writes about this, citing a source. According to him, Damascus fears …

Erdogan: Turkey’s relations with Syria may improve

Erdogan: Turkey’s relations with Syria may improve

Just as relations between Türkiye and Egypt take shape, ties with Syria can follow the same path in the next period, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “There is no room for hard feelings in politics,” Erdogan …

Turkiye not to seek permission for military operation in Syria

Turkiye not to seek permission for military operation in Syria

Turkey does not intend to ask anyone for permission to conduct an operation in Syria, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said, Anadolu Agency reports. "Turkiye is not going to ask for permission to carry out operations to ensure …

Erdogan hints he could meet Assad

Erdogan hints he could meet Assad

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a meeting with Syrian leader Bashar Assad could take place under the right circumstances. Asked by reporters in Ankara whether he and Assad could meet, Erdogan said, "We …

Turkey's MHP leader suggests contact with Assad

Turkey's MHP leader suggests contact with Assad

The Turkish government should establish contact with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has suggested. “The contact our President …

Erdogan explains Turkey’s operations in Syria and Iraq

Erdogan explains Turkey’s operations in Syria and Iraq

Ankara carried out an operation in Syria and Iraq because of Russia's failure to fulfill its promise to ensure the withdrawal of Kurdish units from the border with Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters aboard his plane …

Three dead in PKK attack on Karkamış from Syria

Three dead in PKK attack on Karkamış from Syria

Three people lost their lives and another six were wounded in a terrorist attack by the Syrian wing of the PKK terrorist group, the YPG, on Monday in the southeastern Gaziantep province’s Karkamış district across the border in Syria with …

Suspect in Istanbul terrorist attack detained in Syria

Suspect in Istanbul terrorist attack detained in Syria

Turkish security forces have apprehended a suspect involved in the terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, the A Haber TV channel reported on Wednesday. According to the channel, a special operation to detain the suspect …