Senior officials from Türkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) visited the Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday as part of cross-border contacts focused on reconstruction, humanitarian access and security coordination, Turkish officials said.
Kürşad Zorlu, a deputy chair of the AK Party, led the delegation, which included Gaziantep Metropolitan Mayor Fatma Şahin and Şahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu. The group paid a courtesy visit to the Aleppo Governorate, where they met with Governor Azzam al-Gharib and local officials.
Following the meeting, Zorlu said Aleppo holds strategic and symbolic importance for Türkiye, describing the city as a historic crossroads of civilizations. He said the visit took place ahead of a planned gathering of the Union of Municipalities of the Turkic World in Gaziantep and reflected Ankara’s intention to strengthen cooperation with Syria at the local and regional levels.
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