Although on 5 August 2011, Davutoğlu said his government was not considering expelling the Syrian ambassador to Turkey, he visited Syria on 9 August 2011 to deliver a "decisive message".
虽然2011年8月5日达武特奥卢表示政府不会考虑遣返叙利亚驻土耳其大使，他仍在2011年8月9日访问叙利亚，并传达“决定性信息”。