THE Trump wants to build the “game” of the region together with Turkey, they comment on the neighboring country after the statements by the US president-elect regarding Erdogan’s involvement in the downfall of Bashar al-Assad.

Turkish media celebrate: “Trump declares that Turkey has won in Syria”

Junate Cousmezacademic: “It seems that Trump wants to build the ‘game’ of the region together with Turkey. Not without Turkey, but together with Turkey.

Melich Altinok presenter: “Instead of working with gangs of killers and terrorists he will work with a big country.”

Juney Kiosmezacademic: “Essentially what Trump is saying is that Turkey has won in Syria… Of course the first on the list of losers are Russia and Iran but here he is admitting that the USA was also defeated.

“Trump essentially declared that Erdogan is the conqueror of Syria”

The Turkish media are celebrating Trump’s statements.

Yunus Paksoy, CNN TURK correspondent: “Essentially, Trump is saying that we should not be there, the Erdogan for thousands of years he wanted to till these lands. That’s Trump’s angle.”

Ahmet Hakan, director of HURRIYET: “Yes, and he says that he conquered Syria, and that he had a great victory in Syria.”

Paksoy: “Essentially, Trump said that Erdogan is the conqueror of Syria. That’s clearly what it says. He wanted to defeat Syria and defeated it. Behind these developments, he says, was the powerful force and Erdogan, who is a powerful and intelligent man.”