Turkey dismisses Assad’s tirade, says withdrawal from Syria 'unimaginable' now - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Ezgi Akin

Aug 14, 2023

Newly appointed Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler speaks during his handover ceremony at the Ministry of National Defense, Ankara, Turkey, June 5, 2023. — Newly appointed Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler speaks during his handover ceremony at the Ministry of National Defense, Ankara, Turkey, June 5, 2023. — Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images

This combination of file photographs created on July 7, 2024, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in Ankara on May 29, 2023, and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on July 16, 2023.

Turkey’s defense chief: Syria wants timetable for troop withdrawal to resume talks

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

A large sign put up by private citizens bearing the portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, with text in Arabic below reading "total allegiance", is displayed along Abo Romaneh street in the capital Damascus on May 10, 2021 ahead of the country's presidential elections. - A Syrian former minister and a member of the Damascus-tolerated opposition will face Assad in the May 26 presidential election, according to the constitutional court in Syria. The election will be the second since the start of a dec

As Assad 'welcomes' mending ties with Turkey, can Russia or Iraq mediate?

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (R) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after a joint statement to the media in Baghdad on April 22, 2024.

Iraq's PM says Baghdad mediating potential Syria-Turkey reconciliation

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

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Syria’s Assad meets Putin in Russia amid Turkey dialogue push

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict