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Following the announcement of the suspension of its October 9th offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, President Erdogan praised Twitter for " promoting peace and stability ".
With our correspondent in Istanbul, Anne Andlauer
The pro-government press talks at length about the meeting , which lasted nearly four and a half hours in Ankara, between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the American delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence. She wants to see a " diplomatic victory " of Turkey, as the Sabah newspaper writes. " Turkey got what it wanted, " said Yeni Safak, pointing out that the parameters of the "security zone" - depth of 32 kilometers, control of the Turkish army, disarming Kurdish forces ... - resume the conditions of Ankara. Conditions that Washington and the Kurdish forces had always rejected so far.
# TürkiyeKazandi
On Twitter, the keyword "TürkiyeKazandi", which means "Turkey won," was the most shared overnight on social networks.
The daily Sözcü quotes the head of the main opposition party, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, who salutes the announcements as he had supported the launch of the offensive.
Finally, the leftist newspaper Evrensel , in an editorial, brings a few nuances: he believes that it was rather the American pressures that allowed the interruption of the offensive. The interruption, not the stop, since as recalled by the whole Turkish press, Ankara reserves the right to resume its attacks after the five-day period.
" This ceasefire that concerns this region, we accept it "
On the Kurdish side, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader Mazlum Abdi spoke on the Kurdish TV channel Ronahi TV. " We participated in this whole process and we can say that we were linked to the American delegation that went to Turkey. This cease-fire and this agreement concerns areas where there is now a war, that is to say the region between Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad. "This" ceasefire that concerns "this" region, we accept it, he said. And in that sense, all we can do as an SDF for this truce to work, we will do it. But there are problems in this region and we will not accept demographic change. The inhabitants of this region must return to their homes and their lands. The targets of the attackers should not be realized. "