Turkey has dismissed as 'meaningless' a statement by Syria's so-called People's Assembly, which claimed the Turkish province of Hatay belongs to Damascus
Akar’s remarks came during military inspections together with top commanders of navy, ground and air forces in the southern Hatay province.
“We hear some reckless and meaningless statements about our province of Hatay,” Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday. "We do not have our eyes on anybody's land," he said, adding that one could learn from history what happened to those who had eyes on Turkey’s territory.On Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said “We strongly reject the impertinent and unlawful statement targeting the territorial integrity of our country, which has been made by the regime’s so-called People's Assembly, which is devoid of democratic legitimacy and under no circumstances represents the Syrian people.
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