Syrian Civil War
‘The Syria question’ in Turkish politics
| OpinionThe Syrian refugee community and the question of irregular migration have been attracting renewed attention …
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NewsInsight Turkey Publishes Its Latest Issue “Climate Change and Migration”
By SETAWe hope that this issue presents and provides the verity to its readers through an extensive and rich framing covering important events and developments related to climate change and migration.
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Policy ReportReport: The Logic of YPG Car Bomb Attacks in Syria | A Strategy of Chaos and Disorder
By Ömer Özkizilcik By Kutluhan GörücüThe report presents the number and time line of the YPG car bomb attacks, elaborates on the different types of car bomb attacks, and discusses the YPG’s strategy of employing a great number of such attacks in Syria.
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NewsYPG/PKK terror group aims to create chaos, disorder in Syria with car bomb attacks: Report
By Ömer Özkizilcik By Kutluhan GörücüAnkara-based policy think-tank analyzes YPG/PKK’s terrorist attacks in Turkey and Syria
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SETA Security Radar | Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2021
By Murat Yeşiltaş By Bilgehan Öztürk By Rıfat Öncel By Murat Aslan By Ömer Özkizilcik By Ferhat Pirinççi By Fatma Nur Günay By Assala Khettache By Batu Coşkun By Sibel DüzStrategic Flexibility under Geopolitical Anxiety
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Arab Spring: A flashback to past 10 years
By Burhanettin DuranThe wave of democratization, which began with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, took down the authoritarian leaders of Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Whereas the uprising in Bahrain was crushed thanks to Saudi Arabia’s military intervention, Iran and Russia ensured the survival of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria.
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Turkey and Russia in Syria | Testing the extremes
By Hasan YükselenThis book will answer the key research question of which characteristics (changing or enduring) of the Syrian War caused Turkey and Russia to oscillate between the extremes of war and alliance.
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Can EU be part of the solution for refugee...
By Burhanettin DuranThe March 5 agreement between Turkey and Russia put an end to the military confrontation in Idlib, Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, shook hands on that deal to de-escalate what had become serious bilateral tensions. The 2018 Sochi agreement has thus been updated.
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Europe’s reaction to the new refugee influx
By Muhittin AtamanTurkey has been the main supporter of the Syrian opposition fighting the Bashar Assad regime. Ankara has also diligently protected innocent Syrian civilians living in the Idlib region. It has stood against the atrocities, the Assad regime attacks and the regime's main backers Russia and Iran. On one hand, Turkey has mobilized its deterrent military power in the region against the regime’s future attacks; on the other hand, Turkish officials and civil institutions initiated a campaign to provide food and shelter for civilians. Western countries have been reluctant to get involved in the humanitarian tragedy and security problem in the region.