These Statements by Hayati Yazici came as three Turkish military columns entered from the Jarablus border crossing with Syria.
This statement comes as statements by the Turkish FM backlashed among the Syrian opposition, according to North Press.
The minister of defense met his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security, according to SANA.
Refugees are subjected to abuse by border guards in Turkey and Greece, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that “the Syrian opposition trusts Turkey,” according to Baladi News.
Devlet Bahceli called the position of the Turkish Foreign Minister “constructive and realistic,” according to al-Souria Net.
Damascus said it would not comment on the Turkish FM statements until they are coupled with actions.
After clashes erupted with an opposition faction, government forces recorded casualties, including an officer, according to North Press.
An armed opposition group said it “refused any convergence with the Syrian regime”.
Fewer Syrians want to cross illegally into Turkey, due to anti-immigration policies, according to Syria TV.
The leader of the PJAK, an Iranian Kurdish group, was killed by Turkey, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The cargo of the two tankers amounted to about 13,000 tons of crude oil, according to Sawt al-Asima.
Turkish intelligence, in cooperation with the security forces of the Syrian National Army, was able to arrest Ali al-Najjar, according to Baladi News.
The Ahrar al-Sharqiya faction withdrew its members from the joint checkpoints as they fear a rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus, according to North Press.
The attack struck near a hospital in Qamishli, killing four as they dug trenches near Turkey’s border, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Despite bombings, a full-scale invasion by Turkey of Nothern Syria is yet to be seen.
Turkish media already published news indicating the possibility of a Turkish-Syrian rapprochement, according to Athr Press.
Since 2011, EU officials have never visited areas under Syrian regime control, according to SANA.
Russia insists that actions that could jeopardize Syria’s territorial integrity should be avoided, according to North Press.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on August 5th, according to North Press.
