Anti-Western sentiment

Syria's territorial integrity must "absolutely" be preserved, the Turkish president stressed on Monday in the wake of the rapid collapse of the decades-long Assad regime.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the world is undergoing a transformative period, suggesting that the coming months will be critical in shaping global dynamics.

Developments in Syria currently appear to be favorable to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has already formulated his strategy and given his “blessings” for the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. At the same time, he states that he considers only two people as world leaders: himself and Vladimir Putin.

Israeli soldiers stand guard on a security fence gate near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

It took just 11 days for Syrian opposition groups to force Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and impose a new revision of the strategic map in the Middle East.

Türkiye does not have eyes "even on a pebble of any country," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday.

Ankara hopes that neighboring Syria will achieve the peace and tranquility it has sought for 13 years, Erdoğan said in his address to Türkiye's AK Party Gaziantep 8th Ordinary Provincial Congress.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his attempts to meet with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad were rebuffed, as fighting intensifies between opposition and government forces in the war-torn country.

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko held talks with Turkish citizens who have historical and business-related ties with Japan as part of the royal couple's Istanbul visit on Dec. 6.

The couple met with academicians, representatives of Turkish-Japanese friendship associations as well as Turkish citizens connected with Japan at Çırağan Palace in Istanbul.

Türkiye's National Security Council (MGK) declared its support for Syrian territorial integrity and expressed its commitment towards stability in the country in the evening of Dec. 5.

Chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the council, in a written statement, outlined the country's stances in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec. 5 held a phone call with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the National Security Council (MGK) meeting.

The two discussed both regional and global issues, according to a statement from Türkiye's Directorate of Communications.

While Greece and Turkey's foreign ministers are working to lay the groundwork for a key summit between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Erdogan early next year, there are growing concerns that progress in resolving differences in the Aegean Sea is proving all but impossible.