Türkiye FM Says SDF Showing No Intent to Honor Deal to Integrate into Syrian State

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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Türkiye FM Says SDF Showing No Intent to Honor Deal to Integrate into Syrian State

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Türkiye's foreign minister said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are signaling "no intention" of honoring their deal to integrate into Syrian state structures and are instead trying to circumvent it.

Hakan Fidan said in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the Doha Forum that Ankara was not giving the Syrian government a "blank cheque" to “oppress” minorities, adding that everyone in Syria "must feel safe and free".

The minister also said Israel’s "destabilization policies" in Syria were the main obstacle to efforts to rebuild unity in the country.