Syria–Turkey relations

Alparslan Çelik, the alleged killer of Oleg Peshkov, the pilot of the Russian jet downed by Turkey on Nov. 24, 2015, according to Moscow, was detained in the Aegean province of ?zmir on March 30. 

Moscow is ready to normalize ties with Ankara after they deteriorated following Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter jet late last year, but Russia has not received any positive signals from Turkey yet, according to Russian Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko.

The number of businesses launched by Syrian refugees has reached over 600 in the southeastern province of Gaziantep with a rapid rise over the last year, according to figures from the city's chamber of trade, as reported by Anadolu Agency. 

A Turkish soldier has been killed in a knife attack after security forces intervened against a group of human smugglers trying to infiltrate into Turkish territory from Syria.

The Turkish Armed Forces announced in a statement that the incident took place at 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 14 at the Görenta? border post in Hatay's Yaylada?? district. 

"Are you mocking us?" Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an attacked the United Nations on Feb. 10. The day before, a U.N.

A Syrian toddler has died from cold and malnutrition in southern Turkey after her family, who was fleeing violence in Syria, made it to the southern Turkish province of Hatay on foot.

More than 3,000 Turkmens have fled Syria's northwest for Turkey over the past three days, Turkish disaster agency AFAD stated on Feb. 1, after pro-Assad forces ramped up their attacks in the region. 

"After the attacks spilled over to the Yamadi camp, the first group of 731 migrants, mostly babies, children, women and the elderly, entered our country on Jan. 29," AFAD said. 

Five Turkish prosecutors who ordered the stopping of state-owned trucks purportedly carrying weapons to Syria have been dismissed by Turkey's top judiciary body.

Turkey is preparing to open 10 new education centers for Syrian migrant children in the Reyhanl? district of southern Hatay province, which is located on the border with Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an issued a New Year's message on Dec. 31, in which he reviewed domestic and international developments throughout the year.

Erdo?an said Turkey chose the continuation of stability and security in the Nov. 1 snap polls after the June 7 general elections, expressing his wishes for a beneficial service throughout the coming period.