| How noble of him. |
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund....
has maintained low-level contact with the Syrian government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, even though Ankara has supported rebels who fought for years to topple
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
The Scourge of Hama...
Erdogan has described Assad as a terrorist and said several times during Syria’s eight-year conflict that the Syrian leader must go. But with support from Russia and Iran, Assad has recaptured large parts of Syria from rebel fighters, driving them from most of their former strongholds.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in December Turkey and other countries would consider working with Assad if he won a democratic election, and last month said Ankara was in indirect contact with Damascus via Russia and Iran.
Erdogan suggested on Sunday that Turkey also had direct contacts with the Syrian government.