Turkey has announced a raft of economic sanctions on Syria over its
violent crackdown on protesters.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country
would suspend financial dealings with Damascus
and freeze any Syrian government assets.
Mr Davutoglu said the government of President Bashar
al-Assad had "come to the end of the road".
The United Nations says at least 3,500 people have
been killed since the start of protests against Assad's regime.
Travel ban
Turkey's sanctions - following a similar decision by the
Arab League last week - mostly target the Syrian leadership. The foreign
minister said all those responsible for violence against civilians, and
businesses close to President Assad, are banned from travelling to Turkey, and
their assets there will be frozen.
All financial relations with Syrian state banks are
also being stopped. A ban on arms sales is already in place.
Last week a convoy of Turkish buses was fired at by
Syrian troops, and the government has warned all Turkish citizens to avoid
travelling there.
