(FILES) Turkish President's then top foreign policy adviser, Ibrahim Kalin answers AFP journalists' questions during an interview at Dolmabahce Presidental Office in Istanbul on November 13, 2021. Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin was in Damascus on December 12, 2024, just days after an Islamist-led rebel push ousted Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, Turkish television channels reported. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)