The Syrian crisis has turned into a confusing mess in the minds of ordinary Turkish citizens. Truths, half-truths, urban legends and attempts at manipulating public opinion have all become intertwined
Having been left largely in the cold, Ankara is now trying to get back into the game in Syria in order to promote its security interests in the north of the country
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu finally put to rest speculation about a possible invasion of Syria by Turkey
Turkey has raised the stakes in Syria by beginning to shell the Syrian Kurdish Peoples Defense Units (YPG) in an effort to deter the group from capturing more territory along the Turkish border
Turkey’s problem with the U.S. over the Democratic Union Party (PYD) of the Syrian Kurds, and its military wing the Peoples Defense Units, involves a dead-end for Ankara
It’s almost like a bad joke
AKP came to power in November promising stability for Turkey
Many European nations that are less than friendly toward refugees today on the grounds of cultural and religious differences also failed their humanity test toward masses of people fleeing conflict and injustice before, during, and in many cases after World War II
It is not clear if Salih Muslim, the co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), was not invited to the Geneva talks because of pressure from Turkey or much broader considerations. Ankara says the PYD is a terrorist organization allied to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
