Series · Security
A Brief Summary of a Troubled Period
Murat Gülbahçe
- Parts
- 5
- Years
- 2022
Parts · in order of publication
A Brief Summary of a Troubled Period (1): Before 2002
A 911-kilometre border, family ties and chronic crises: before 2002 Turkish–Syrian relations were shaped by the issues of Hatay, water and the PKK.
A Brief Summary of a Troubled Period (2): 2002–2011
Relations that improved with the 1998 Adana Agreement rose to the level of “brotherhood” after 2002. The zero-problems policy and the 1 March motion prepared the ground for this rapprochement.
A Brief Summary of a Troubled Period (3): 2011–2022
With the Arab Spring reaching Syria, Turkish–Syrian relations broke down. The years 2011–2022 were a period in which Turkey became isolated in the region.
A Brief Summary of a Troubled Period (4): A Period of Escalating Tension
Shells landing in Akçakale in 2012, Patriot missiles and allegations of support for the opposition: the period in which tension between Turkey and Syria escalated.
A Brief Summary of a Troubled Period (5): 2022, the Final Bend
In 2022 signals of a meeting with Assad began to come from Ankara. At the same time, preparations for a new cross-border operation were being made in full public view.
