Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in June after being sworn in for the third time as the president of Turkey, Recep … with the Century of Türkiye". Turkey has undergone a massive transformation in the last two decades since the Justice and … regime change in Turkey and post-Cold War security imperatives. …

On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria was overthrown by a rebel alliance led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS … actors will define the room for manoeuvre of the new rulers in Damascus. Turkey and Israel have occupied territories in the …, too, as they will play a crucial role in the reconstruction of Syria. And the United States still maintains a military …

On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria was overthrown by a rebel alliance led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS … actions of various regional and international actors risk destabilising Syria or sabotaging the transition already under way … is essential that geopolitical tensions surrounding Syria be de-escalated rather than exacerbated. …

Claw-Lock. Simultaneously, Turkey intensified its military activities in Syria. Furthermore, on 23 May, President Tayyip … Erdoğan an­nounced that Turkey will soon start a new military operation in Syria. These moves reflect Turkey’s new military …

cooperation. However, in Iraq and Syria, rising tensions between Turkey and Turkey-affiliated groups on the one hand and Iran and … Iran-backed groups on the other, have put the two countries on a collision course. Con­flictual relations between Turkey …

Since 2021, Turkey embarked on a Middle East reconciliation initiative involving Syria, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia …, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This initiative responds partly to evolving regional dynamics and Turkey’s specific … package. Although they are part of a broader process of regional reconciliation and thus interrelated, Turkey’s reconciliation …

Turkish government has amended the Citizenship Law, changed policies concerning refugees and irregular migrants, and re … been awarded Turkish citizenship. A few millions of them are now settled in Turkey and exercising social and education …

, reconciliation or lasting stabilisation. Syria faces enormous challenges, well beyond the rebuilding of infrastructure and housing … population. The EU and its member states have made engagement in Syria’s reconstruction conditional on viable steps towards a …

In Syria, the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine have made an already difficult humanitarian situation even worse … multilateral cooperation on conflict management, conflict resolution and humanitarian issues in Syria. Protracted conflict in … Ukraine could also disrupt the volatile status quo in Syria, potentially endangering ceasefire agreements, tilting the power …

and other neighbours. As a result, Qatar has identified Turkey as its new protecting power. Qatar is an attractive partner …