Turkish occupation of northern Syria
Türkiye to build 240,000 homes for Syrians’ safe return
Türkiye is working on a project to construct some 240,000 new houses in northern Syria's 13 regions to enable a safe return to Syrians, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said.
Among the 13 regions are Jerablus, Tell Abyad, Ras al-Ayn and Al Bab, the provinces cleared off terrorists by Turkish army in Operation Euphrates Shield.
Nearly half million Syrians returned to safe areas in their homeland: Officials
With the Turkish government's efforts to maintain public order and provide economic and social benefits to local communities in northern Syria, some 500,000 Syrians who had sought temporary protection in Turkey have returned to their homeland.
Atatürk’s base in Syria’s Afrin to turn into museum
A house that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, used as his military headquarters in Syria's northern province of Afrin during World War I will be renovated and turned into a museum.
"The house has already been cleaned, and a project to restore and turn the house into a museum has been prepared," the Hatay Governor's Office said.
Turkish army distributes aid to 372 children in N Syria
Turkish soldiers in northern Syria distributed clothing aid to more than 350 children in six villages in Operation Peace Spring zone, the National Defense Ministry said on May 6.
"Our heroic soldiers continue to brighten up the faces of children. A total of 372 children received clothing aid in six villages in Operation Peace Spring region," the ministry said on Twitter.
Syrian baby brought to Turkey for medical treatment
A Syrian baby suffering from an eye illness was brought to Turkey for medical treatment on May 3.
Baby Yusuf was born with a blood gland on his eye at one of the refugee camps where displaced Syrians are living in Idlib, northwestern Syria.
He has a risk to lose his one eye due to illness.
Turkey rejects EP decision over Turkish operation into Syria
Turkey on Oct. 24 rejected a resolution by the European Parliament against the Turkish operation into northern Syria.
Turkish howitzers hit terror targets in Ras al-Ain in eighth day of Syria op
Turkish army hits terror targets with howitzers in the rural area of Ras al-Ain district in northern Syria, as part of the ongoing counterterrorism operation in the region.
Turkey takes control of Syria's Ras al-Ayn as op enters fourth day
Turkey's Defense Ministry on Oct. 12 said that Ras al-Ayn neighborhood located east of Euphrates in Syria was taken under control in the scope of Operation Peace Spring.
Turkey Extends Military Mandate for Operations in Syria and Iraq
Turkish parliament ratifies document extending military mandate for operations in Syria and Iraq until October 30, 2020, Daily Sabah reports.
The decision comes after the National Defense Ministry announced earlier in the same that Turkey had completed all preparations for a military operation in the area east of the Euphrates River in Syria to establish a safe zone.
Turkey all set for safe zone operation: Defense Ministry
Turkey is ready for a possible military operation east of the Euphrates River in Syria to establish a safe zone, the country's Defense Ministry said on Oct. 8.