Overview

• Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned that any attempt by Kurdish or other groups to pursue autonomy would be deemed a direct threat to Turkey’s national security and prompt military intervention.
• Fidan accused Israel of undermining Syria’s unity through last week’s air strikes on convoys in Sweida province and the Ministry of Defense in Damascus.
• Ankara called for a ceasefire between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes in the southern province of Sweida and urged both sides to integrate into a national framework.
• Turkey reiterated its backing for Ahmad al-Sharaa’s interim government as the sole legitimate authority overseeing Syria’s post-Assad transition.
• The government reaffirmed support for integrating the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces into Syria’s national army to block any militant bid for autonomy.