Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Gawishoglu said Sunday's remarks did not imply that Ankara would work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he won fair elections.
In a statement to the Turkish parliament as part of the budget debate, Oglu said he was answering the question "will you work with Assad if he wins fair elections?"
He pointed out that his answer was as follows: "If such elections are held, everyone will review his positions .. I did not say anything means that we will work with Assad or we will do what he does."
"At no time has we been quoted as saying what Assad did, and we will not say."
He stressed that Turkey is not causing the crisis in Syria, noting that he will go to Geneva on Tuesday to participate in a meeting is expected to announce the formation of a committee to re-draft the constitution in Syria, starting a new political stage during which to work to prepare Syria for elections under the auspices of the United Nations United Nations.
He stressed that Turkey is doing all it can with the parties concerned to prepare Syria for elections "transparent and fair, in which everyone participates."
Several news agencies quoted Oglu as saying at the 18th Doha Forum on Sunday that his country would consider working with President al-Assad if he won democratic and fair elections.
The Turkish foreign minister said that Ankara had repeatedly called for Assad's departure and supported the opposition fighters fighting to overthrow him, although it has softened its demands since it began working with Russia and Iran, my ally Assad, to find a political solution.