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

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 ...

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).

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.

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there.

In a fiery address, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has issued a stark warning to France regarding its involvement in Syria's extremist crisis. During a recent statement, Fidan criticised France for allegedly ignoring Turkey's security concerns and for its support of the YPG,

Turkey on Friday accused France of ignoring Ankara's security concerns in Syria by not repatriating French jihadists but leaving them to be guarded by a group Ankara views as a terror threat.

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 ...