Published date: 15 March 2021 12:22 UTC
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Last update: 3 weeks 1 day ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked western powers to support Turkey to bring an end to the war in Syria, casting Ankara as a stabilising force that defends democracy against the Syrian government amid a wave of attacks on Turkish-held territories.
In an op-ed published on Monday on the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising, Erdogan said Turkey has called for an inclusive political system that could address the Syrian people’s demand for human dignity while hosting more than three million Syrian refugees and creating safe zones in areas seized from terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (IS).