This visit, which we are making after many years, will be the first step of a new, hopeful era for the people of Syria,’ says Hakan Fidan - Anadolu Ajansı

In a phone call, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Blinken that Ankara would not allow Kurdish YPG militia to take shelter in Syria, the ministry spokesperson said.

Ahmed al-Sharaa meets in Damascus with Turkish top diplomat and Lebanese Druze leader, vowing to end 'negative interference in Lebanon

Hakan Fidan underscores urgency of addressing Syria’s institutional collapse, providing essential services to facilitate return of refugees and restoring normal life - Anadolu Ajansı

STORY: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani – in Damascus on Sunday, Turkey’s foreign ministry said.Sharaa is the leader of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,

Turkey has called for sanctions on Syria to be lifted "as soon as possible" as the foreign minister visited the capital Damascus for talks with the new administration. Hakan Fidan said a lifting of the long-standing sanctions was vital to allow the country's economy to recover after 13 years of conflict.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was in Damascus on Sunday, the first visit by a Turkish top diplomat in years, as he met de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

Sharaa, the head of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, held meetings with Lebanese and Turkish figures, while a Saudi delegation is also expected to visit the country.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that the territorial integrity of Syria is “non-negotiable” and that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) “has no place' in the country, during a joint press conference with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa,

Two weeks after his group seized power in Damascus, Syria's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has launched an intensive diplomatic campaign, signaling a shift in regional dynamics. In high-profile meetings with Turkish and Lebanese officials,

"Israel is trying to impose itself on a sovereign country without any justification... this is unacceptable," said the Turkish Foreign Minister

Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under