Syria, Turkey

Turkey and Russia face off over military roles in Syria
Turkey's Defence Minister, Yasar Guler, stated on Sunday that Russia has not completely withdrawn from Syria. He added that Ankara will consider its military presence in the country and is ready to provide military training to the Syrian army if the authorities in Damascus express such a desire.
Turkey offers military training to rebels governing Syria
Turkey has offered to give military training to the Islamist-led rebels governing Syria, as Ankara appears to be positioning itself to take a major role in the country’s future.
Turkey reopens its Syrian embassy after 12 years
Turkey reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, state broadcaster TRT reported, a week after a rebel alliance overthrew long-term authoritarian ruler Bashar al-Assad. The embassy was closed in 2012 due to the deteriorating security situation during the Syrian civil war.
Turkey's foreign minister says his country's embassy in Syria's capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's foreign minister says his country's embassy in Syria's capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday.
Turkey Reopens Damascus Embassy After Assad's Fall
Turkey on Saturday reopened its embassy in Damascus after a 12-year closure, a week after rebels toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, an AFP journalist said.
Turkey reopens embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks
Turkey reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by forces backed by Ankara, and 12 years after the diplomatic outpost was
Turkey exploits post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile
Turkey has drawn extensively from the U.S. counterterrorism post-9/11 playbook to go after exiled political enemies, in ...
Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces
Turkey said Syria’s new rebel government agrees with Ankara on the need to dismantle Kurdish military forces — a critical US ...
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How Turkey Won the Syrian Civil War
Despite those designations, Turkey has provided indirect assistance to HTS. The Turkish military presence in the northwestern ...
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Turkey Eyes New Chapter in Syria Amid Change of Power
Turkey is prepared to offer military training to Syria's new administration following the fall of President Assad, according ...
Turkey to reopen its embassy in Syria for the first time since 2012 in wake of Assad's fall
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey’s Embassy in Syria’s capital of Damascus will reopen on Saturday, for the first time since 2012 ...
Turkey's Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE
Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates ...
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Turkey’s Syria Conundrum
Turkey is seen as the victor after the fall of Assad. Nonetheless, Ankara cannot ignore a Kurdish role in the post-war ...
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Türkiye asks US to exclude it from sanctions against Gazprombank - Media
Türkiye asks the US to ease sanctions on Russian Gazprombank. Ankara is seeking an exemption from the sanctions list, ...
After Assad’s demise, Turkey is emerging a winner in Syria
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