Istanbul, Rajab 3, 1434, May 13, 2013, SPA - Deadly car bombings in Turkey will not drag Ankara into Syria's civil war, Turkey's prime minister said. "Turkey's patience and composure are being tested," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in nationally broadcast remarks at a rally in Istanbul, according to a report of the United Press International (UPI). "They want to drag Turkey into a filthy scenario. But we will not fall into this trap," he said. "Today, we have to be one. "The purpose of these attacks is to give opportunities to those who collaborate with the Baath regime," he said, referring to Syria's ruling Baath Party led by President Bashar Assad. "These are attacks intending to provoke those who live in peace, especially in the Hatay [province]," said Erdogan, who is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington Thursday. They are widely expected to discuss Syria. --SPA 11:22 LOCAL TIME 08:22 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1109593