Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi met with his Syrian counterpart, Anas Khattab, in Damascus on Tuesday for talks focused on security cooperation, public order and strengthening Syria’s institutional capacity.
The meeting at Tishreen Palace addressed cooperation between Türkiye and Syria in areas including security, policing, migration management and emergency response, according to officials.
Çiftçi and Khattab discussed the possible installation of electronic traffic monitoring systems, the expansion of license plate recognition and fingerprint identification technologies, improvements to passport and identity card production processes, and cooperation on security equipment.
The two ministers also reviewed possible cooperation on establishing a 112 emergency call and ambulance network, sharing experience in counter-narcotics efforts and training Syrian police officers.
The Turkish delegation included Gendarmerie General Commander Gen. Ali Çardakçı, National Police Chief and Governor Ali Fidan, Migration Management President Muhammed Selami Yazıcı and Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) President Ali Hamza Pehlivan.
