Türkiye's Security Policy

Syrian Crisis and Turkish Politics

The strong criticism of Ankara's Syria policy is unfair when Turkey is the only country using military power in northern Syria solely to secure its national rights and borders.

Turkey's Northern Syria Policy: Diplomacy and Hard Power

Turkey seems unwilling to tolerate the situation in Syria any longer precisely because the creation of a PYD-controlled area across the southern border could create a long-term national security threat.