Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, reviews a guard of honour as he arrives at the Turkish Military Academy in Ankara, Turkey January 24, 2019. Cem Oksuz/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) - Only Turkish forces should deploy in the planned safe zone in northeast Syria, Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted by state-owned Anadolu news agency as saying on Friday.
Turkey wants to set up the safe zone with logistical support from allies after U.S. troops pull out of Syria. It says the safe zone should be cleared of the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish YPG militia which Ankara considers a terrorist group.
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