Turkey’s Flirtation with Syrian Jihadism

Bayram Balci (1)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)

The question of the extent and duration of Turkish support for jihadist factions opposing the Syrian regime has been a sensitive issue for some time. A key player in US and Western efforts to build up the non-Jihadist opposition to Assad, growing evidence of Turkish involvement with extremists has raised serious questions about Ankara’s priorities and Turkish prime minister Erdogan's ability to make rational decisions when it comes to the Syria quagmire along his country's southern border...

Mots clés: Turkey; Syria; Kurds; Islamist movements

Domaines: Science politique

Bayram Balci. Turkey’s Flirtation with Syrian Jihadism. 2013. ⟨hal-03392642⟩