Turkey would not accept a "terror corridor" on its southern border, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Friday. "No one expects us to consent to a terror corridor on our southern border," Erdogan said while speaking to the media in Ankara ahead of his official trip to China to attend the G20 summit. 

"I will never allow a terror corridor in our south and in Syria’s north, I want everyone to know this," he added. "We cannot pretend not to have heard continuous rocket attacks into our cities from Jarabulus, north Syria," Erdogan said. 

Erdogan said the reason of the operation is to secure the border region by eliminating terror organizations. He also said the fight against terrorism and security would be the main topics during the G20 summit, adding that he would express to its allies Turkey’s expectations regarding terror groups, AA reported.