Erdoğan says Turkey ready to intervene if Syria splits
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that Turkey is ready to step in if Syria breaks up following a rebel overthrow of the regime of President Bashar Assad last month. “We will not consent to the disintegration of Syria or the disruption of …
Erdoğan sees nothing but opportunity in Syria - Financial Times
Dec 12, 2024 · With Assad gone, his allies weakened and an incoming American president who thinks the US should stay out of Syria, Erdoğan now has a free hand to deal with the Syrian Kurds. A diminished YPG...
Erdoğan says improved security situation in Syria will help …
Nov 29, 2024 · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday said enhancing security in Syria will facilitate “the voluntary return of refugees,” as rebels and some Turkey-backed militants launched a major offensive that has brought them to the city center of Aleppo, marking their most significant territorial gains in years, the pro-government ...
Syria will not let its lands be used to threaten Turkey: FM
Jan 15, 2025 · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received a Syrian delegation led by interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at his presidential palace in Ankara on Wednesday, the first such visit from the country since the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011, according to the Turkish presidency.
Erdoğan reiterates Turkish support for Syria's territorial integrity
Jan 7, 2025 · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Monday to uphold Syria’s territorial integrity as he promised to continue his country’s fight against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Erdoğan says there is a new reality in Syria - Türkiye News
Dec 8, 2024 · President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 7 that there is now a "new political and diplomatic reality" in Syria, as an opposition alliance has toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey’s vision transforms post-Assad Syria - JNS.org
Jan 22, 2025 · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policy has also been driven by Ankara’s attempt to contain the emergence of Kurdish autonomy or statehood, which, in Turkish eyes, would have a destabilizing effect, threatening …
Erdoğan’s risky play in Syria - POLITICO
Dec 4, 2024 · It also has much to do with the geopolitical maneuverings of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his determination to curtail any real or imagined threats from Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurds, as well as his irritation with Assad for spurning a …
Erdoğan, NATO chief Rutte discuss Syria situation - Daily Sabah
Dec 10, 2024 · President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to discuss the latest situation in Syria since the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime, the Turkish Presidency said Tuesday.
Humanity won in Syria, Erdoğan says after Assad's fall
Dec 11, 2024 · President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hailed the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's government as "a victory for humanity." "Humanity won, compassion won, solidarity won, generosity won," Erdoğan said at an event in Ankara on Dec. 11, following the regime's collapse this weekend.