 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan |
NATO member Turkey has backed political and armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the 12-year civil war, and sent its own troops into the country's north.