DEM Party criticizes Turkey's stance on Aleppo clashes "Every irresponsible sentence uttered about Syria returns to Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh as bombs and bullets," said DEM Party Co-Chair Tulay Hatimogullari. News
SDF says targeted by Turkish drone in Raqqa amid Aleppo escalations SDF said the drone strike constitutes a violation of the ceasefire agreement signed in mid-2025. News
Turkish FM says SDF only responds to force; ‘single state’ to serve Aleppo "I believe that the process will hopefully end soon, the parallel structure there will be eliminated, and the moment will come when a single state will begin to serve all its citizens in Aleppo, regardless of their ethnicity, through a single state institution," said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. News
Demirtas handed another jail term over ‘insulting’ Erdogan charges The final trial of a case against Demirtas, former co-chair of Turkey's Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP concluded on Tuesday, seeing the jailed Kurdish leader sentenced in absentia by a Mersin court to one year, five months, and 15 days in prison. News
Turkey says will support Syrian actions to preserve ‘unity’ as SDF integration deadline approaches "The SDF continues to voice demands for decentralization and federalism and is not taking steps towards integration with the central authority," said the Turkish defense ministry. "As we have emphasized before, this attitude of the SDF is damaging Syria's territorial integrity and stability." News
Turkey arrests 125 ISIS suspects in nationwide raids Istanbul’s prosecutor’s office said the extremist group was “planning attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations,” with Turkey having arrested nearly 600 suspects in the past week. News
Ocalan urges Ankara to assume ‘dialogue-oriented’ role in SDF integration The implementation of the agreement has been stalled due to the Kurdish side demanding a democratic integration while Damascus maintains its centralized stance, with frequent clashes between both sides further escalating tensions. News
Three policemen, six ISIS militants killed in northwest Turkey raid Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that Turkish police and security forces carried out a raid at a property in Yalova early Monday, during which “ISIS terrorists opened fire on our heroic police officers” and killed three policemen. News
Turkey's role in Rojava integration dispute ‘negative’: PKK commander "If Kurds want to have their autonomous administration, if they want to live there with their identity and culture, Turkey should accept this," said Mustafa Karasu, a member of the Kurdistan Communities Union’s (KCK) Executive Council. News
News Turkey says will support Syrian actions to preserve ‘unity’ as SDF integration deadline approaches