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US Links Ankara-Damascus Normalization to Political Solution in Syria /Saeed Abdulrazek /Asharq Al-Awsat

Asharq Al-Awsat, September 27, 2024 Recent statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his willingness to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to normalize relations...

Syria’s al-Assad says Turkey rapprochement efforts unsuccessful

President says Ankara does not need to remove troops from Syria to talk with his government. AlJazeera, 25 August; 2024 Turkey severed ties with Syria in...

Increase in Jihadist attacks in Syria as Turkey courts Assad – Al-Monitor/Marita Kassis

"Syrian jihadi groups are increasing their attacks on Syrian army outposts, as tripartite meetings between Russia, Turkey and Syria hint at a potential rapprochement...

Fledgling Turkish-Syrian dialogue faces bumpy road ahead – Al-Monitor/Fehim Tastekin

"Ankara and Damascus need to moderate their positions to avoid a collision in their quest for normalization" reports Fehim Tastekin in Al-Monitor. Ankara’s bid to normalize...

Erdogan hopes that its recent reconciliation with the UAE could help him turn a new page with Syria – Fehim Taştekin/Al-Monitor

Can Erdogan coax Assad into dialogue? "Hopeful that the Ukraine war will tip the scales to its favor in Syria, Turkey is taking escalatory steps...

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