Report: Turkey Would Consider Assad Family Asylum Request
Turkey would consider giving asylum to Syrian President Bashar Assad's family if such a request is made, President Abdullah Gul was quoted as saying by daily Radikal on Thursday.
"There is no such thing right now," said Gul, when asked about Turkey's answer to a possible asylum request from Assad's family.
"It would of course be considered if such a request were made."
Syria's lethal response to protests that erupted in mid-March has left more than 5,400 people dead since mid-March, according to figures from the U.N.
The ongoing violence has fed increasing international anger at the regime in Damascus and Turkey, together with the Arab League, spearheaded regional condemnation of the Syrian leadership.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also urged his one-time friend Assad to quit.
Source: Agence France Presse
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