The new administration’s first visit to Ankara comes amid an intensifying struggle for the partition of Syria between the states behind the overthrow of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by jihadists led by the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

In our view, they should be tried in the nearest place to where the crimes were committed,’ says Foreign Ministry spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

Turkey's chief diplomat has ruled out French military support in Syria after accusing France of ignoring Ankara’s security needs, saying it preferred partnering with the United States to diffuse

France remains silent on the presence of its citizens detained in Syria for alleged links to the Daesh terrorist group. France's top

Ankara: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has rejected a proposal to deploy French troops on the Syrian border. France's proposal was to create a safe zone to reduce tensions with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday, January 10, said Washington was its only interlocutor in northeastern Syria and urged France to repatriate its jihadist nationals jailed in the country. The remarks by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan came as Washington tried ...

France should take back its nationals who have been jailed in Syria in connection with jihadist activity and put them on trial back home, Turkey's top diplomat said Friday.

France must take back its jihadist nationals from Syria, Turkey's top diplomat said Friday, insisting Washington was its only interlocutor for developments in the northeast where Ankara is threatening military action against Kurdish fighters.

Fidan said that Turkey would only take France's views on Syria seriously if Paris was willing to operate independently in Syria - without US support - by conducting military operations ...

Türkiye has the capacity, power, and “most importantly, determination” to eliminate all threats to its existence “at their source,” said Foreign Minister Hakan ... France toward PKK/YPG ...

Arab nations Sunday pledged support for Syria’s transition and agreed to boost security cooperation to counter militant threats originating from Syrian territory, following a high-level meeting in Saudi Arabia.

France is trying to find ways to support its Kurdish allies as fears grow over their ability to maintain ISIS prisoners in detention in post-Assad Syria.Estimated at 200 men, women and children, French detainees represent the largest number of western prisoners held by the Kurds since at least 2019.