Transformation of Turkey's Foreign Policy Towards Syria

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Transformation of Turkey's Foreign

Towards Syria: Enemy Esad, BrotheEnemy EsedEr

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Outline

Introduction

a!!rochement Process and Brother ES"#

"fter "ra$ S!ring: Enemy ESE#

Syrian e$els or Terrorists%

&urdish Issue

efugees

onclusion


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Introduction

Before 0112 relations $etween Turkey and

Syria were 3ery !ro$lematic4

Syria5s claims o3er *atay,

#is!utes o3er water 6Eu!hrates and Tigris

ri3ers 7,

Syria5s su!!ort to P&&4

"$dullah 8calan

"dana !rotocol in 01124


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a!!rochement Process and Brother E

oo!eration $etween Turkey and Syriaagainst P&& terrorist organi9ation,

#P go3ernment

Strategic #e!th and ;ero Pro$lem )ith Our-eigh$ors4

"n im!ortant !olitical su$


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Contd

=eetings of the Turkish>Syrian *ig

Strategic oo!eration ouncil,

-umerous $ilateral agreements,

/ifted 3isa re?uirements,

Trade 3olume reached nearly @A4 $

Turkey $ecame largest trading !artn

C5Damgen55 like a Schengen system


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"fter "ra$ S!ring: Enemy ESE#

Authoritarian regimes in Tunisia !i"#aEg#$t and %#ria

Tur&e# decided to su$$ort $eo$'e ratherthan regimes in these countries(

Vio'ence to)ards ci*i'ians

Tur&e# cannot continue to su$$ort %#riaunder these conditions(

+ore aggressi*e against Esad

,-rother Esad turned into ,Enem#Esed

Tur&e# "ro&e o. a'' contact )ith the%#rian go*ernment(


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Syrian e$els or Terrorists%

Syrian re$els,

Su!!ort to the o!!osition,

e!resentati3es of the Syrian o!!osition,

The /eague of "ra$ States in airo

" new !olitical system which takes its legitimacy from the !eo!le


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&urdish Issue

In3asion of Ira? $y S in A,

Sta$ility and a territorial integrity of Ira?,

Inde!endent &urdish state,

eawakened the mutual interest of Esad regime and the P&& again

Bar9ani who is President of the &urdish egional .o3ernment,

ihadist grou!s and Sunni Islamist radicals,

ISIS,

P+# 6the Syrian sister organi9ation of the P&&74


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Re/ugees

)elcome anyone who was esca!ing the

$rutality of the "ssad regime, Shelter and Traning,

Eur!ean ommision *umanitarian "idand i3il Protection re!ort in =ay, A0G,

=ore than 40 million refugees inTurkey ,

The largest refugee !o!ulation in the)orld,

Economic costs,

Social and Political Balances4


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Conc'usion Pro$lematic relations changed after 0112,

Strategic #e!th and ;ero Pro$lem )ith Our -eigh$ours !olicies,

Turkey su!!orted !eo!le instead of regimes4

Esad5s 3iolence against reformist grou!s may ha3e $een the short

$ehind the deterioration of relationsH howe3er, Turkey5s $ecoming

the Syrian ci3il war due to its a!!roach to Syrian re$els, &urdish i

refugees has further com!licated the !icture4


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