Syrian Turkmen Assembly

The Syrian Turkmen Assembly (Turkish: Suriye Türkmen Meclisi, Arabic: المجلس السوري التركماني) is a political coalition representing the interests of the Syrian Turkmens. Founded in December 2012 as the Syrian Turkmen Platform (Suriye Türkmenleri Platformu), it was established to unite the principal Syrian Turkmen political movements, including the Syrian Turkmen Bloc and the Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement.

Throughout the Syrian civil war, the Assembly served as the principal political representative of the Syrian Turkmen opposition. It participated in the Syrian National Council and later the Syrian National Coalition, representing the Turkmen community in opposition institutions and at international negotiations, including the Geneva peace talks in 2016. Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 and the dissolution of the Syrian National Coalition in 2025, the Assembly has continued to operate as an independent representative body for the Syrian Turkmen community.

The Assembly advocates the safe return of displaced Syrian Turkmens, constitutional guarantees for their linguistic, cultural, political, economic, and social rights, and the establishment of a democratic constitutional order in Syria that ensures equal rights for all citizens. Throughout the civil war, it maintained close political ties with the Syrian Turkmen Brigades, a coalition of predominantly Turkmen armed groups aligned with the Syrian opposition. These factions fought alongside the Syrian opposition against the Syrian government and other armed actors, including the Islamic State and the People's Protection Units (YPG).