Turkey: President Erdogan Calls Jordanian King

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed Jordanian King Abdullah II about Turkey's ongoing "anti-terrorist operations" during a telephone call on Tuesday, official sources said.



Erdogan told Abdullah that the chaos in Syria was affecting Jordan and Turkey. He said that stability would not come to Syria as long as Bashar al-Assad remained in power.



A transitional government based on the "Geneva Declaration" was essential to end the conflict in Syria, Erdogan added.



The 2012 Geneva Communique called for an immediate end to fighting in Syria and the formation of a transitional governing body, including members of the opposition and the government.



Abdullah offered his condolences over the July 20 Suruc attack in Turkey that left 32 people dead, and other attacks on Turkish police and army in recent days.



He said that Jordan considered Turkey's security as Jordan's own security. He added that Jordan supported Turkey's efforts against Daesh and condemned all forms of terrorism.



On Monday, security forces detained 1,050 suspects across 34 Turkish provinces since the nationwide "anti-terrorist operations" in the country began, Turkish Prime Minister's Office of Public Diplomacy said in a statement.



Turkey recently launched airstrikes against Daesh and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria and Iraq. On Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday, Turkish jets bombed PKK camps in northern Iraq for the first time in the last two-and-a-half years. Turkish jets again hit PKK targets inside and outside Turkey on Sunday night and on Tuesday. - Ankara