There is no reason not to reset relations with Syria.

After the civil war broke out in Syria in March 2011, relations between the country and Türkiye became strained.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Source: Anadolu)

On June 28, Xinhua News Agency reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that there is no reason not to re-establish relations with Syria.

“Just as we developed relations with Syria together in the past, we will act together in the same way,” Erdogan stressed.

Affirming that Ankara has no intention of interfering in Damascus' internal affairs, the Turkish leader said: "Because the Syrian people are a community with whom we have lived together as brotherly nations."

Previously, on June 26, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced that his country is still ready to welcome initiatives related to relations with Türkiye.

Damascus officials have repeatedly stated that Ankara needs to end its military presence in northwestern Syria so that the two sides can move towards normalizing relations.

In April 2023, defense ministers and intelligence chiefs from Iran, Russia, Syria and Türkiye held talks aimed at restoring Turkish-Syrian relations.

Relations between the two countries have been strained since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in March 2011. Ankara has allied with several opposition groups against Damascus.

Since 2015, Türkiye has carried out several military operations in Syria, accusing the Syrian government of supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party, a rebel group considered a terrorist organization by Ankara.

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