This visit, which we are making after many years, will be the first step of a new, hopeful era for the people of Syria,’ says Hakan Fidan - Anadolu Ajansı

A photograph of Hakan Fidan and Ahmed al-Sharaa on Syria’s Mount Qasioun recalled a decade-old tweet foreshadowing the fall of Assad

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa - also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani - in Damascus on Sunday, Turkey's foreign ministry said, without providing further details.

STORY: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani – in Damascus on Sunday, Turkey’s foreign ministry said.Sharaa is the leader of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,

After joint press conference, Hakan Fidan and Ahmed al Sharaa visit prominent landmark in capital - Anadolu Ajansı

Turkey has called for sanctions on Syria to be lifted "as soon as possible" as the foreign minister visited the capital Damascus for talks with the new administration. Hakan Fidan said a lifting of the long-standing sanctions was vital to allow the country's economy to recover after 13 years of conflict.

By bnm Gulf bureau Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan conducted his first diplomatic visit to Damascus on December 22, the Syrian government's social media account reported. Fidan met with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa,

Turkiye’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, Ankara’s foreign ministry said. A video released by the Anadolu state news agency showed the two men greeting each other. No details of where the meeting took place in the Syrian capital were released by the ministry.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned of the fallout of a possible war between Turkey and Kurdish forces in Syria. "This must not happen," Baerbock said on Germany's Deutschlandfunk radio on Monday.