ISTANBUL - With nearly one million displaced Syrians massing near the Turkish border in the face of a Syrian government military offensive, President Tayyip Erdogan’s options are narrowing. He feels blindsided by Russia’s push into Syria’s Idlib region and the risk of full-blown conflict is growing, but Turkey’s Erdogan remains hopeful a deal with Moscow may offer a way out of the crisis, according to Turkish government officials and other sources.
Turkish government and Syrian opposition military officials, diplomats and analysts said while a full-scale Turkish-backed military operation is still a possibility, depending on how hard Russia bargains, Erdogan is more likely at this late stage to agree a deal with Moscow that has him withdraw some of Turkey’s military presence in exchange for a role in deciding Syria’s future.
As Russian-backed Syrian government forces have pushed northwest, displaced Syrians have amassed along Turkey’s closed southern border sleeping in tents or outside, with at least several children having died in freezing weather in recent months. “The bombing comes at us from everywhere... We no longer have any guarantor, not Turkey nor anyone else,” said Mohamad Atouf, 31, sheltering with his wife and four children in an empty hut near the border town of Azaz.
Faced with Russian air supremacy in Idlib, Erdogan’s most likely action would be striking a ceasefire deal with Putin in which the Turkish leader walks back repeated threats of an offensive but saves face with a role in deciding Syria’s future and in managing the migrant crisis, according to the government officials, diplomats and analysts.
A separate Turkish official said a final resolution was unlikely until March 6, when leaders have floated but not confirmed a Turkey-Russia-Iran summit on Idlib.
Turkey should be erased from the map 😉
Enough is enough. We will not sacrifice the whole region for the sake of Europe’s security. There is no border existing between Turkey and Europe. Any Afghan, Iranian, Syrian or African refugee is free to pass the border! Idlip Syria Turkey Europe
Syrian people, supports Turkey against Assad regime.
1- Turkey has started a rightful operation against Syrian Regime to protect its borders after the vicious attacks by Syrian Regime against civilians in Turkey controlled zones. 2- Turkey has opened its doors to Europe for 72 hours. All immigrants are free to pass!
Polar bears live in siberia, not in the desert Russia
1- Turkey has started a rightful operation against Syrian Regime to protect its borders after the vicious attacks by Syrian Regime against civilians in Turkey controlled zones. 2- Turkey has opened its doors to Europe for 72 hours. All immigrants are free to pass!
All european citizens turkey opened the door bcz all migrants are not secure now . We belive urs çare for their secure in EuropeanUnion
EnoughisEnough ArtıkYeter Europe, Iran, Russia, America, Regime; none of them kept their promises. Lives of civilians fleeing from death entrusted to Turkey. Turkey now had to take on all the responsibility and burden!
Turks pulled their sword, Turks will not go into the sheath of the sword without defeating Assad. Turks go to war as they go to lunch.
On this holy night, the Turkish people are docked and pray to the army
1- Turkey has started a rightful operation against Syrian Regime to protect its borders after the vicious attacks by Syrian Regime against civilians in Turkey controlled zones. 2- Turkey has opened its doors to Europe for 72 hours. All immigrants are free to pass!
Turkish army will challenge the world
'Etekleri tutuşmak' çevirin lan bunu şimdi. Allahuekber 👆🏻 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
1- Turkey has started a rightful operation against Syrian Regime to protect its borders after the vicious attacks by Syrian Regime against civilians in Turkey controlled zones. 2- Turkey has opened its doors to Europe for 72 hours. All immigrants are free to pass!
Turkey has started a rightful operation against Syrian Regime to protect its borders after the vicious attacks by Syrian Regime against civilians in Turkey controlled zones. sehitlerimizvar Idlib
C’est fini la rigolade 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
Turkiye opens all the doors to EU. EU must know that russian and esed's masacre is not only Turkiye's problem
If you dont know anything about Sisha, Syrian can teach you !!
The culprit is Russia.
Bizden bu kadar yallah Avrupa’ya suriyeli kardeşlerinizle size mutluluklar dileriz ey Avrupa
suriyelilere kapıları açıyoruz avrupa buyurun siz bakın bizden bu kadar
For Russia end of the way !
europe and usa years they suport pkk pyd and dictator esed , now europe going to have a lovly Fuc... refugie proplems
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
we had enought from now on europe can deal with refugies.
EU_Commission they are coming! 1-2 millions of syrians! Take a deep breath!
We are with our President. We will overcome this.
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