Author: Daily Sabah With Agencies

Syria’s new administration appointed several figures with close links to Türkiye, which hosted millions of Syrians during the civil war. Among them is the foreign minister and new governor of Aleppo. Türkiye-graduated Syrian’s role in the reconstruction of their war-torn country and increasing bilateral ties are of “great significance,” said the head of Türkiye’s Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) on Saturday. “Following the end of the 61-year Baath regime in Syria, the country has entered a historic transformation process,” Abdullah Eren said on X. YTB provides scholarships to international students, a major incentive that made the country…

Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler was in two key Turkish provinces on the Turkish-Syrian border over the weekend. Accompanied by senior commanders of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), Güler inspected military units in Gaziantep and Kilis and spoke about the situation on the opposite side of the border. Güler said that the Syrian National Army (SNA), which is already engaged in counterterrorism operations, with the assistance of the people of Syria, will save lands occupied by terrorist groups, namely the PKK/YPG. “For our part, we will take all measures until elements of terrorism are eliminated outside our borders,” Güler…

A chain-reaction accident involving two Istanbul transport authority (IETT) public buses and three cars turned the streets of Fatih, Istanbul, into chaos, even shaking nearby shops. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Turgut Özal Millet Avenue in Fatih. According to reports, the driver of an IETT bus lost control and collided with a car driven by Doğan Yağan, pushing it into the right lane. The bus then mounted the sidewalk and struck another IETT bus, along with two additional cars, before coming to a stop. Emergency police teams were dispatched to the scene following reports from bystanders. Workers inside…

A helicopter crash occurred this morning at Muğla Training and Research Hospital in southwestern Türkiye, claiming the lives of four health care personnel. The incident happened around 10 a.m. when an air ambulance helicopter, operated under the Ministry of Health, collided with the top floor of the hospital building during takeoff. Following the impact, the helicopter plummeted into an adjacent vacant area. The helicopter, which had been stationed in Muğla for official duties, was unable to take off the previous day due to adverse weather conditions. This morning, it attempted to depart for Antalya but encountered heavy fog shortly after…

A helicopter crash occurred this morning at Muğla Training and Research Hospital in southwestern Türkiye, claiming the lives of four health care personnel. The incident happened around 10 a.m. when an air ambulance helicopter, operated under the Ministry of Health, collided with the top floor of the hospital building during takeoff. Following the impact, the helicopter plummeted into an adjacent vacant area. The helicopter, which had been stationed in Muğla for official duties, was unable to take off the previous day due to adverse weather conditions. This morning, it attempted to depart for Antalya but encountered heavy fog shortly after…

A helicopter crash occurred this morning at Muğla Training and Research Hospital in southwestern Türkiye, claiming the lives of four health care personnel. The incident happened around 10 a.m. when an air ambulance helicopter, operated under the Ministry of Health, collided with the top floor of the hospital building during takeoff. Following the impact, the helicopter plummeted into an adjacent vacant area. The helicopter, which had been stationed in Muğla for official duties, was unable to take off the previous day due to adverse weather conditions. This morning, it attempted to depart for Antalya but encountered heavy fog shortly after…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Ankara on Friday. While the Turkish Foreign Ministry did not provide details of the meeting, Germany’s Federal Foreign Office had earlier indicated that discussions would focus on the Syrian peace process. During her visit to Türkiye, Baerbock is accompanied by Tobias Lindner, minister of state, and the Federal Foreign Office’s special coordinator for Syria. Fidan also separately received Tom Fletcher, the U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, in the Turkish capital. No further details were provided. Türkiye and Germany have been at odds…

Türkiye will not abandon Syria in its transition process following the ouster of Bashar Assad and help its new rulers build a new administration, including improving ties in trade, energy and defense, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Speaking to reporters on a return flight from a D-8 meeting in Egypt, Erdoğan also said that Türkiye would support the new Syrian leadership in the fight against terrorist organizations. Türkiye views the YPG as the Syrian offshoot of the PKK, a terror group that has waged a decadeslong terror campaign on Turkish soil, killing at least 40,000 people. But Washington insists the…

Türkiye expects Syria’s new rulers and the PKK/YPG to reach an agreement “among themselves” for the terrorist group’s exit from the northern territories, according to Defense Minister Yaşar Güler. “The PKK/YPG is resisting leaving Ain al-Arab and carrying out attacks in the Hasakah region. The new administration is advising the terrorist group to lay down arms and leave Raqqa and Taqba,” Güler said Thursday at a parliamentary budget meeting in the capital, Ankara. He said Ankara believes the PKK/YPG will leave Sirrin and Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani, to the new administration in Damascus without disturbing the citizens or…

Türkiye’s border crossings with Syria are unusually busy nowadays in the aftermath of the fall of the oppressive Assad regime in the country’s southern neighbor. A festive mood is ubiquitous among refugees hauling luggage as migration authority clerks process their paperwork for crossings. Some are worried about the situation in the country, which was challenged by more than a decade of war that impacted the economy and left infrastructure in ruins in places. Still, returns gather pace with people eager to reunite with their friends, families and, most importantly, the homes where they were born. So far, more than 7,000…