Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Türkiye’s top diplomat to call allies for joint anti-terror fight at NATO meet

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will highlight NATO's responsibility in jointly fighting terrorism with expectations that the support given to the YPG in northern Syria by some allies should be ended without delay during NATO's foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels on April 3 and 4.

Four-way joint center to be established in N Syria: Minister

Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria will establish a joint center in northern Syria to monitor the developments in the region, the Turkish defense minister has informed and stated that talks between Ankara and Damascus for the normalization of ties will continue, urging the latter to be more realistic in its demands.

Türkiye waiting for right time for new cross-border operations: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hailed Turkish security forces' cross-border operations in northern Syria and Iraq against terror groups late on May 5 and said his country's forces are "just waiting for the right time" for new operations. 

Erdoğan made remarks and answered questions about a number of items on the domestic and global agenda in an interview broadcast live on TVNET.

Erdoğan says Turkish forces killed ISIL chief in Syria

Turkish forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late on April 30. 

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told TRT Turk television in an interview that the ISIL leader, code-named Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, was killed in a strike conducted on Saturday.

Islamic State leader killed in Syria by Turkish intelligence services, says Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria.

"This individual was neutralized as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organization in Syria yesterday," Erdogan said in an interview with TRT Turk broadcaster.

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