Syria

Türkiye and Syria may engage in ministerial-level discussions as part of ongoing efforts to normalize relations, according to Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler.

The potential meeting is contingent on the creation of suitable conditions, daily Hürriyet quoted Güler as saying.

“We hope the program will be completed without issues until the last aircraft is delivered,” said the Turkish Defense Minister

Turkish security forces "neutralized" 64 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq and northern Syria over the past week, the country's Defense Ministry said Thursday.

Türkiye's foreign minister met on Thursday Syrian opposition figures to discuss recent developments in the Syrian conflict, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

Türkiye is closely monitoring developments in Syria following clashes between the PKK and Arab tribesmen, and reports of Russia and Syria establishing a new base in the region, defense sources have said.

Deir el-Zour in eastern Syria saw fighting early on Aug. 7 between the PKK's Syrian wing YPG and local tribes.

The rules-based global system as well as human conscience and morality have all collapsed in Gaza with Israel's mass killing of tens of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, alerting the international community that the world is passing through its hardest ever crises.

Just before 11:30 PM on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post, citing a Bloomberg report and information from Israeli officials, reported that an imminent strike from multiple fronts is expected. There are no further details available at the moment.

Senior Turkish and Russian diplomats have discussed the latest developments in Syria amid the latter's efforts to mediate a new round of normalization talks between Ankara and Damascus.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz met on Aug. 3 with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Special Representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in Ankara, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war.

Eight European Union member-states, including Greece, have launched a diplomatic initiative to establish informal communication channels between the EU and Bashar al-Assad's Syrian administration.