Sheikh's excitement at returning to his homeland from neighbouring Turkey after the fall of Bashar al-Assad has turned to bitter disappointment at the grim living conditions in Syria after some 13 years of war.

Syria’s new interim leader, meeting on Tuesday with the president of Turkey, thanked him for backing the rebel forces that toppled the Assad dictatorship and said he now sought

Syria's new interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where they discussed improved security ties and how to respond to Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria.

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara on Tuesday for talks with Turkey's leaders on rebuilding his land and the volatile issue of Kurdish fighters near the countries' border.

Ankara is first outside player to fill the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Assad regime last December.

Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in neighbouring Turkey on Tuesday to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on his second official trip abroad since taking power. The meeting is scheduled to be held later in the evening in the capital Ankara,