Turkey has escalated its rhetoric on the Kurdish issue in northeast Syria following the faltering of the March 10 agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), pressing for the forces’ integration into the central state and signaling support for military action if delays continue.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during his meeting with Syria’s transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa in Doha on the sidelines of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit on Monday, September 15, stressed that Ankara is “closely following steps that bring together Syria’s various components.” He underlined the importance of Syria’s territorial unity and the need for the SDF to adhere to the terms of the March 10 deal with Damascus.
Turkish pressure, waning patience
According to a senior Syrian official who spoke to Reuters the same day, Ankara has begun to lose patience with what it views as stalling. He said Turkey informed Damascus it was ready to back any military operation against the SDF, which Ankara considers an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), designated as a terrorist group in Turkey.
The official added that Damascus asked Ankara to postpone any military action to allow negotiations to continue. “The deadline is essentially until the end of the year,” he said, noting that “Damascus believes Trump gave Turkey free rein to resolve the Kurdish security issue.”
Agreement falters amid Kurdish objections
The March 10 agreement, brokered by the United States, stipulated the Syrian government’s takeover of oil, gas, and electricity resources in the northeast and the integration of the SDF into the Syrian army. It stalled, however, after the Autonomous Administration rejected the constitutional declaration issued by President al-Sharaa, arguing it did not sufficiently protect minority rights.
In a September 13 interview with state-run al-Ikhbariya TV, al-Sharaa said negotiations with the SDF had made progress but faced “some obstruction or slowing down.” He added that the agreement was set to run until year’s end, with Damascus hoping to implement its terms by late December.
Al-Sharaa stressed that he had sought to spare SDF-controlled areas of northeast Syria from “entering into battle or war,” saying the government had agreed to the SDF’s integration into the army, with both sides reaching understandings on certain local specificities in Kurdish-majority areas.
For his part, Abdulwahab Khalil, an SDF council member, told Reuters the Kurdish leadership supports integration with Damascus “based on genuine partnership and constitutional recognition of all Syria’s components,” adding that “military integration alone is not enough.”
Turkey warns against non-compliance
On September 4, Turkey’s Defense Ministry called on the SDF to commit to merging with the Syrian army under the March 10 agreement, warning that failure to do so endangered both Syria’s unity and Turkey’s national security.
According to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency, ministry sources said Ankara “will not allow the SDF to sabotage the path to stability in Syria” and that it would continue cooperating with “the new Syrian administration” to combat terrorism. The sources urged the SDF to abandon any action or rhetoric undermining Syria’s political unity and territorial integrity.
The ministry also confirmed Turkey’s readiness for armed confrontation if the SDF failed to integrate, stating, “We have repeatedly affirmed that we will not allow the SDF terrorist organization to sabotage Syria’s stability process, and we will resolutely continue counterterrorism efforts in cooperation with the new Syrian administration.”
Awaiting resumption of talks
Meanwhile, the Autonomous Administration, the governing arm of the SDF, said it is awaiting official dates for direct talks with Damascus.
This came during a meeting between Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Administration’s Foreign Relations Department, and the negotiating delegation in northeast Syria to discuss the outcomes of her latest meetings in Damascus.
According to the Administration’s official website on September 4, participants stressed their commitment to resuming negotiations with the government in Damascus and preparing through technical committees to begin discussions on integrating administrative and military institutions.
The committee described the March 10 agreement as a fundamental basis for continued joint work in the interest of Syria’s stability.
The agreement was reached between transitional President al-Sharaa and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi, providing for the integration of the SDF’s civil and military institutions with those of the state.
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