ANKARA (Sputnik) — According to the deputy prime minister, Turkey hopes that Syria becomes "a state, where neither [Syrian President] Bashar Assad, nor Daesh exist."
"Turkey isn't going to engage in a war… But Turkey defends its sovereignty and will response to any attempt of attack. I hope that in this case, Turkey won't have to engage in the conflict alone," Kurtulmus told 24 TV television.
On February 13, Turkish artillery began shelling positions held by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a Kurdish group with links to the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), in Syria's Aleppo Province.
On February 25, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the truce in Syria is not obligatory for Turkey to follow if the country feels a threat against its security.
