131. A Test for Turkey’s Foreign Policy: The Syria Crisis
- Author:
- Doğan Ertuğrul
- Publication Date:
- 06-2012
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- “A Test for Turkey’s Foreign Policy: The Syria Crisis “is written by the Star Newspaper columnist Doğan Ertuğrul. Ertuğrul, who has been working on Iran, northern Iraq and the Kurdish issue for over 10 years, has produced numerous research papers and articles concerning the political system in Iran, Iranian Kurds and other minorities as well as political groups in northern Iraq. The article provides an in-depth analysis of the situation in Syria since March 2011 and elaborates on Turkish and Iranian policies towards Syria. It further examines the competition between Tehran and Ankara along with the perception of Turkey in the region.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Arab Spring, and Syrian War
- Political Geography:
- Iran, Turkey, Middle East, and Syria