The advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday evening, following an attack in Syria, that Turkey will maintain its support for Syrian sovereignty, according to a report by The Zioneer.
Hours after a reported Israeli strike on a Syrian air force base in the Idlib area, an advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Tuesday evening that Turkey will continue to support Syrian sovereignty. The statement, reported by The Zioneer, comes amid escalating tensions over the strike, which an Israeli official said was intended to prevent Turkish military entrenchment in the region. The advisor did not directly reference the strike but reaffirmed Ankara's longstanding stance on Syria's territorial integrity.
Earlier Tuesday at 17:12 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that an Israeli official described the strike as a measure to forestall a Turkish military buildup at the base. A Turkish official denied any Turkish presence there, accusing Israel of 'inventing excuses to bomb neighboring states.' The advisor's statement now adds a political reaffirmation, though it does not address the denial or the strike directly.
Turkey has consistently backed Syrian sovereignty throughout the civil war and opposed Israeli military operations on Syrian soil. The Zioneer has previously covered tensions between Ankara and Jerusalem over Syria policy. The advisor's comment fits that broader pattern of Turkish opposition to Israeli actions.
What remains open: The exact target and timing of the strike remain unconfirmed by independent sources. Neither Israel nor Turkey has officially commented on the advisor's statement beyond the initial reports. The possibility of further diplomatic or military responses is unclear.
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