25.07.2025 11:36
The Ministry of National Defense announced that the Syrian government has officially requested military support from Turkey. In line with this request, it was stated that efforts to enhance Syria's defense capacity are ongoing. Accordingly, it was noted that Turkey would not have an official base in Damascus alone and that there would be two components: military consultancy and soldier training.
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The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) announced that the Syrian government has officially requested military support from Turkey. The MSB stated, "The Syrian government has requested official support from Turkey in the context of strengthening its defense capacity and combating all terrorist organizations, especially ISIS. In line with this request, our efforts continue to provide training, consultancy, and technical support aimed at increasing Syria's defense capacity." Hande Fırat, the moderator of CNN Türk's Night Vision, conveyed the details of the response to this request.
"TURKEY WILL NOT HAVE A SOLE OFFICIAL BASE IN DAMASCUS"
Hande Fırat said:
"What will be the content of this support? We are talking about a two-pronged support. The first is the official request from Damascus for support from Ankara. There is also a process being conducted at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The MSB is also involved in this. How will the MSB provide support? Turkey will not have a sole official base in Damascus. Turkey uses this method in Azerbaijan, Somalia, and Libya. The first of these is military consultancy. The armed groups in Syria are different forces from each other. They have not yet transformed into an army. A concept and a doctrine are needed for this. At the same time, they need to achieve standardization among themselves. Military consultancy will bring about concepts, doctrines, and standardization. The second aspect can be referred to as military training. How is this done? As in Libya and Somalia, land, sea, and air training centers are being established. Military schools are being set up. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will assist in the establishment of these schools and provide training support. Training will also be given to those currently under arms. This training will be conducted both in the Syrian theater and in Turkey. On the one hand, the security capacity of the Syrian government will be revealed. After this capacity is identified, its needs will be determined. Syria came to the IDEF fair with a very large delegation. They have serious demands for domestic and national products. How the defense industry will be utilized will also be taught to the Syrian army.
"WORK ON THE CONSORTIUM TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS WILL BE ACCELERATED"
The second aspect is this; Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan has formed a consortium with neighboring countries to combat ISIS. The establishment of an operation center is on the agenda. It was also stated that the fight against ISIS would be conducted by this consortium to the USA. Developments regarding this are also expected to accelerate.
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