'I think we can be creative and find some new mechanisms of cooperation [in Syria],' Turkey's UK ambassador tells Sky News.
Mr Yalcin challenged their argument, noting that Turkey is a member of the NATO alliance alongside Britain, the United States and others, so Ankara should be supported in wanting to protect its borders, which are also NATO borders.
That stance was flipped on its head on Sunday night following a conversation between Mr Trump and his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Asked whether he knew what was"off limits", Mr Yalcin said:"I don't know. Our limit is ensuring our safety, ensuring our national border is safe and saving Syrians from the tyranny of terrorist organisations and creating an environment for the voluntary return of Syrians."
"If there will be a successful operation and if those areas in which those ISIS terrorists or their families, wives and children are in camps, I think we will handle this issue with our allies in cooperation," he said. Asked if he had spoken to Britain on this issue, the ambassador said he had not since the possibility of a Turkish military operation was announced.
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