Berlin hopes that Turkey will not resume its military operation in northern Syria after a five-day truce and the parties will start peace negotiations, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated on Monday

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Ankara will take its next "necessary" steps in relation to its temporarily halted military operation in northeastern Syria after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on October 22

Germany has yet to revise its loan program with Turkey as it keeps a close eye on the situation in Syria, German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christopher Burger said at a briefing on Monday

The Turkish troops have clashed with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a village near the border town of Ras al-Ain in northern Syria, Syrian state media reported on Monday

The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) have violated the ceasefire introduced in northern Syria on October 17 at least 36 times, and their withdrawal from the buffer zone on the Turkish-Syrian border continues, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Monday

The Turkish authorities captured 4,407 irregular migrants trying to reach Europe last week, the Anadolu news agency reported on Monday

Turkey will resume its offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish forces, seen as terrorists by Ankara, do not withdraw from the border safe zone within 35 hours, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday

Turkey will resume its offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish forces, seen as terrorists by Ankara, do not withdraw from the border safe zone within 35 hours, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday