Türkiye Asked for Russian Support in Northern Syria, Says Erdogan

A Türkiye-backed Syrian fighter sits at a position on the outskirts of the town of Marea, in the northern Aleppo countryside, along the frontline with areas held by the US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on December 6, 2022. (AFP)

Türkiye asked for Russia's support and discussed mutual steps in northern Syria, where Ankara has been seeking to carry out a ground operation, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. 

"We asked for his (Putin's) support for making mutual decisions and maybe acting together to take steps together here (in northern Syria," Erdogan told reporters in Ankara, saying that Türkiye would not ask for anyone's permission.