Syria, Turkey

Turkey is determined to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.
Factbox-Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule. NATO member Turkey is now in a position to influence its neighbour's future diplomatically,
Rubio and Fidan hold first call as Turkey's role expands in Syria
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Arab States Race Turkey for Influence in New Syria
Saudi Arabia and others are overlooking the new leadership’s jihadist past, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the strategically positioned country.
Turkey's Syria Aspirations
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan underscored the need to grant Syria's new administration the opportunity to confront the issue of Kurdish militants operating within its borders. He emphasised that Turkish forces would not hesitate to act decisively should this matter remain unresolved.

Syria, Turkish Airlines

Syria’s new foreign minister holds talks with Turkey’s President and other top officials
Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said ...
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form a national army
Armed factions who led the final charge on Damascus that toppled Assad are hesitating to take part in a new system led by ...
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Turkey, Emboldened by Fresh Entrée in Syria, Taunts Athens Anew Over Fabled Greek Islands
A rightist ally of President Erdogan, Devlet Bahceli of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, this week openly questioned ...
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Turkey raps France, says US only counterpart in northeast Syria
Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United ...
Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of ...
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups ...