Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeatedly pressured Turkey to end its offensive against the Kurds in northern Syria.

"Recently, I have strongly urged Turkey to end its military operations against the Kurds and I will once again recall that," Merkel told a meeting with the House of Representatives today.

The German chancellor also confirmed that the country would not deliver any weapons to Turkey under current conditions on the grounds that Ankara's military campaign was "a humanitarian tragedy with tremendous geopolitical impact". .

Before Germany, Britain and Spain decided to stop selling weapons to Turkey after the country launched a campaign to attack the Kurds in northeast Syria. The two European countries also asked Turkey to end their military operation immediately, claiming it had endangered regional stability, increased the number of refugees and threatened Syrian territorial integrity.

Turkish army launched Operation Spring Peace campaign against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the core of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northeastern Syria on October 9 . Ankara considers the YPG to be a terrorist organization and wants to push the Kurdish militants about 30 kilometers behind the border to create a safe buffer.

Turkey's move has met with opposition from the international community. US President Donald Trump signed an order on October 14 to allow sanctions against Turkish officials involved in a military operation in northern Syria.