The photo taken in Doha says a lot! This time, the strings are in Turkey's hands.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended the Astana Format Foreign Ministers Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

HAKAN FIDAN AT THE SYRIA SUMMIT IN DOHA

As opposition groups rebelling against Bashar al-Assad's regime advance towards the capital Damascus, Turkey's diplomatic traffic continues. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan participated in the Astana Format Foreign Ministers Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the sidelines of the 22nd Doha Forum held in Qatar's capital, Doha. The ministers evaluated the latest developments in Syria during the meeting.

HAKAN FIDAN SAT AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE

The photo from the meeting sparked much discussion. It was seen that Hakan Fidan sat at the head of the table, while Araghchi and Lavrov sat across from each other. This particular photo also brought comments like, "This time, the strings are in Turkey's hands."

DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA

On November 27, clashes began between Assad regime forces and regime-opposing armed groups in the western rural area of Aleppo province in northern Syria. On November 30, regime-opposing groups took control of a large part of central Aleppo from regime forces and established dominance throughout Idlib province on the same day. After intense clashes, the opposition groups captured the city center of Hama from regime forces on December 5. The opposition groups began to advance by capturing some settlements in the strategically important Homs province, which opens to the capital Damascus.

On December 6, military opposition forces launched an operation in Daraa province, near the Jordanian border, and after clashes, they regained control of the provincial center from regime forces. On December 7, all of Suwayda province in the south of the country also fell under the control of opposition groups. On the same day, local opposition forces in Quneitra also secured control of the provincial center. In the "Operation Dawn of Freedom" launched by the Syrian National Army against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG in the rural areas of Aleppo on December 1, the district center of Tal Rifaat was liberated from terrorism.