Until a few weeks ago, analysts and observers of Turkish-American relations projected that the most significant issues in bilateral relations for the year 2019 would be the S-400 and the divergence of interests and strategies in Syria..
The U.S.' withdrawal from Syria is a significant step that will influence the future of the Syrian crisis.
U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire for his decision to pull out of Syria. Critics argue that Washington's withdrawal marks a rare and clear victory for Russia, and claim that the United States looked like an unreliable ally by "betraying" the People's Protection Units (YPG), the PKK terrorist organization's Syrian affiliate.
The U.S. president continues straining his country's ties with Ankara by making irrational and undiplomatic moves against Turkish national interests
The U.S. making axis shift in foreign policy is the root cause of frozen Ankara-Washington relations