Turkey's presidency: No ground operation in Syria

Following Russia's intervention in Syria, now the U.S. announced last week that it will deploy troops in northern Syria. Right after this, Turkey's Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu said two days ago that Turkey plans to take military action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the upcoming days. 

What's going on? Is Turkey conforming to the context and planning a ground operation?

Yesterday I had a tête-à-tête with the most suitable person for the right answer: the spokesperson of Turkey's presidency, ?brahim Kal?n.

Upon my question whether Turkey plans to send troops to Syria, Kal?n replies that this is not on Turkey's agenda at the moment. Then would Turkey send troops together with the countries in the region? He says, "No one is planning this at the moment; it is not on the agenda."

After all, what is Turkey doing against ISIL today? How is it contributing to the international coalition led by the U.S.?

After saying the U.S. is using the ?ncirlik airbase and Turkey's airspace for the air operations, Kal?n says Turkey has increased security measures along the Syria border in the wake of the bombing in Suruç, a Turkish border town, on July 20, the main suspect of which is ISIL. He adds that the number of the detained ISIL-linked suspects in Turkey has recently increased sharply. "And of course we are supplying logistical support to the Syrian opposition," he says.

The opposition groups he refers to are mainly the Free Syrian Army, the Army of Conquest (Jaish al-Fatah) and Ahrar al-Sham. He emphasizes that Turkey is providing this support together with Saudi Arabia and Qatar. 

But then what does Minister Sinirlio?lu's statement mean, if not a ground operation? I pose this...