Turkey’s syrian policy under justice and development party rule after 2009

Keywords: Turkey’s Syria Policy, Justice and Development Party, Neo-Ottomanism, Islamism, Security.

Abstract

The Justice and Development Party's Syria policy has followed a volatile and pragmatic line. Prior to 2011, when the Arab Spring began in Syria, strategic cooperation was established within the framework of liberal and zero-problem policies with neighbors. When Turkey's democratic reform proposals against the opposition movements that emerged in 2011 did not realize, Turkey changed its position against the Assad regime and started to support the opposition. During this period, weapons aid was also given to the dissidents. Later, with the involvement of Russia and the USA, the balances in Syria changed and Turkey turned to defensive policies that would protect its internal and border security. In this context, military operations were carried out against Syria. However, these operations were carried out with the consensus of Russia and the USA. Although the JDP declared the Assad regime to be an enemy after 2011, it has come to the point where it is possible to negotiate with the Assad regime in the later period. This study makes a process analysis of Turkey's changing Syria policy.

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Author Biographies

Recep Bilgin, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq.

PhD Candidate, International Relations and Diplomacy Department, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq.

Seydali Ekici, International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina.

PhD Candidate, Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina.

Fatih Sezgin, Glenbow College, Calgary, Canada.

PhD. Candidate, Campus Director, Glenbow College, Calgary, Canada.

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Published
2022-10-18
How to Cite
Bilgin, R., Ekici, S., & Sezgin, F. (2022). Turkey’s syrian policy under justice and development party rule after 2009. Amazonia Investiga, 11(56), 264-277. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.56.08.26
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