Ahmet Davutoglu, the former prime minister of Turkey, called on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to adopt a firmer posture toward Israel and the United States, saying: "Hold your head high against Israel and America — we are with you." The statement, reported in the early hours of Thursday, adds a regional voice to the pressure on al-Sharaa to align against Israel.
Ahmet Davutoglu, who served as Turkey's prime minister from 2014 to 2016 and is a former foreign minister under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, issued the call in a statement late Wednesday night, according to reports. The remarks come amid a broader regional battle for influence over Syria's direction: the United States and Israel have sought to draw al-Sharaa into a camp that confronts Hezbollah and Iran, while Turkey — under Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel — has pushed for a more assertive anti-Israel posture from Damascus. The Zioneer has previously reported on Erdogan's own calls to "stop Israel" (June 10, 2026) and on al-Sharaa's public statements signaling willingness to sit with Hezbollah at the negotiating table (June 22). Davutoglu's appeal adds pressure from the Turkish political elite, although he is no longer in office and his influence on current Turkish policy is limited.
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