From security coordination to trade and aviation, Turkey is rapidly expanding its influence in post-conflict Syria. Turkey and Syria are rapidly increasing their ties.

In the Middle East—a region in which Turkey fancies itself the dominant power—its purchase of the F-35 will give it a freer hand to intervene in regional conflicts.

Turkey is seeking to help Syria build its new military, and the neighbors are also cooperating on counter-narcotics and intelligence matters.

It remains deeply questionable whether the emergent regime in Damascus will prove able to maintain the quiet and order that the West is seeking.

US President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive to attend the North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Turkey is to join forces with Syria and Jordan to return the historic Hejaz railway to service, part of a wider programme of logistics cooperation between Ankara, Amman and Damascus. The Turkish transport and infrastructure minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the three countries would work together to return the railway to full operational status.

Donald Trump to meet Turkish President Erdogan at White House; F-35 jet sales, Boeing deal, and Syria policy on agenda as US-Turkey ties warm again.

The Middle East Institute hosted an on-the-record webinar exploring Turkish-Israeli tensions in relation to Syria.

Initially, there was talk of peace, normalization, Syria joining the Abraham Accords, but the reality is, Al-Sharaa, a devil in lamb’s clothing, is simply trying to cut himself a deal that would see Israel leave its current buffer zone in Syria in exchange for a “security deal,

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes Turkey will agree to his request to stop purchasing Russian oil and that he may lift U.S. sanctions on Ankara so it can buy advanced American F-35 jets.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey will reconsider its military presence in Syria only if its borders with the country are completely secured and the “terrorism” threat is resolved there, spokesperson for the Turkish defence ministry said on Thursday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Ankara’s support for a stable and prosperous Syria, expressing hope that the United Nations would also