Does Turkey have to Stand Idly against YPG Terrorism?
It is impossible for Turkey to stand idly by while YPG terrorists interfere in Idlib and threaten the security of the whole region
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Turkey's Position in the Idlib Equation
Regional actors taking position in the Syrian town of Idlib seems to be changing the balances in the whole region
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All major political movements in Turkey have already started planning for the 2019 election
Turkey is determined to follow its Syrian policy for its own goals without choosing Russia over the U.S. or vice versa
As the regional actors were taking position according to their solution plan to the Syrian crisis, the U.S. attacked the regime's air base and messed up all the balances
U.S. and Turkey: the 'Difficult Choices' in Syria
"Difficult choices" of various stakeholders in the Syrian conflict will entail serious consequences. With Bashar Assad getting closer to remaining in power throughout the transition period, the disintegration of Syria and the YPG's future will emerge as the main policy issues.
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Trump Trying to Walk in Obama's Shoes
The "red line" statement, the incoherence in statements and lack of action defined the U.S. policy toward the region. This policy of course caused a major challenge in Turkish-U.S. relations
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Turkey, which liberated the Azaz-Jarablus and al-Bab areas from Daesh terrorists as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, will not move out from the region until the Syrian equation is determined.
If the US insists on supporting the YPG against Turkey's wishes, Syria's post-ISIL stability is going to be in peril.
The Raqqa operation, which is expected to be the next step in the fight against Daesh terrorists in Syria, can achieve success only with the support of legitimate local actors
With the liberation of al-Bab from Daesh terrorists, Turkey has proven once again that Operation Euphrates Shield is the most successful weapon on the ground against the deadly terrorist group in Syria
Turkey, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel, is trying to develop a new kind of relationship with the Trump administration – which still looks unpredictable
Having lost its prestige in Syria with the repeated failed policies of the Obama administration, the U.S. is now about to lose all presence in the Middle East unless Trump immediately becomes involved in the Syrian equation
The first and most significant task of the Trump administration to revive the damaged Turkey-U.S. relations is to take steps to overcome the trust and confidence problems in bilateral relations
Turkey's decision to extend its existing offensive in Syria is quite audacious, but it has no choice other than to assume its active role in the Syrian civil war, which is the root cause of many problems in the Middle East
In the Middle East, the Trump administration wants to defeat Daesh in the short run and then focus on containing Tehran's regional hegemony
From the first conversation between the two leaders, both sides expressed a willingness to improve relations and re-strategize the partnership.
Following the warm phone call between presidents Trump and Erdoğan, the CIA head's Ankara visit was the first face-to-face start of the new negotiation era between Turkey and the U.S., which heralds the change of power balance approaching the Middle East
Although Trump's phone call to Erdoğan and the CIA head's visit to Ankara are both concrete steps, they are unfortunately inadequate to normalize Turkey-U.S. ties; Trump still has a lot to do
The United States wants to get involved in the Syrian crisis again rapidly and effectively.
