Title: Turkey: We Will Not Abandon Military Operation in Northern Syria

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar confirmed on Sunday that Ankara will not abandon the planned military operation in northern Syria and will not postpone it. Akar stated, "In the bilateral meetings we held on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, this issue was not addressed, and as our president said, it is out of the question for us to listen to this. As I said before, we have done everything necessary to ensure the security of our country and the safety of our territories, under the leadership of our president, and we are determined to continue doing so in the future; we are capable of that."