Turkey wants a solution to Syria's Idlib that doesn't include violence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday of a "bloodbath" in Syria's last rebel-held bastion of Idlib if a much-anticipated government offensive goes ahead.

"We never want Idlib to turn into a bloodbath," Erdogan told a Tehran summit with his Iranian and Russian counterparts that are expected to determine the province's fate.

"Any attack launched or to be launched on Idlib will result in a disaster, massacre and a very big humanitarian tragedy."