Turkish FM meets Syrian officials in Ankara amid talks on normalising ties PHOTO

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has met with a Syrian delegation in Ankara.

The delegation included Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra, and Head of Syrian Intelligence Hussein al-Salama, Caliber.Az reports, citing Turkish media.

The sides discussed current regional security issues, the situation in Syria, and ways to normalise Turkish-Syrian relations.    

Türkiye and Syria have had strained relations since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, with Ankara supporting opposition groups against the former Assad regime. The ousting of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 marked a turning point, prompting Türkiye to engage with Syria’s interim government to support reconstruction and stability.

By Khagan Isayev