Only four days after Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to Damascus, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani arrived in Ankara for talks. No details were released about the content of the talks, but the visit signals rapidly advancing collaboration between the two neighbors. Turkish-Syrian relations, frozen during the civil war, took a new turn after forces led by incumbent President Ahmed al-Sharaa led a revolution in December 2024 to overthrow the oppressive regime of Bashar Assad. Within one year, Ankara-Damascus ties gained an unprecedented momentum, with deals serving the interests of both countries.
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