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Putin supports Erdogan in Turkey, but not in Syria - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Putin supports Erdogan in Turkey, but not in Syria

MOSCOW — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Sept. 22 during a joint live broadcast by two pro-government news channels, Kanal 7 and Ulke TV. After lambasting the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party and certain Kurdish politicians, he said of his then-upcoming trip to Moscow, “The Syria question will be at the heart of our talks."

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