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ID134010
Title ProperEnd of Al-Assad, or of Erdogan
Other Title InformationTurkey and the Syrian uprising
LanguageENG
AuthorWakim, Jamal
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In this article, I argue that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted to improve relations with Syria because he wanted Turkey to play a leading role in the Arab world. This role is promoted by the United States which aims at creating an alliance between Turkey and the Arab states to block Russia, China, and Iran from having access to the East Mediterranean or the Indian Ocean. Turkey's reward would be to have access to Arab markets and oil. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was tempted by the United States, Turkey, and conservative Arab regimes to sever his ties with Iran, which he refused to do. Therefore, the former powers supported the Syrian uprising (which started as domestic protests against dictatorship, corruption, and misrule) to topple al-Assad. However, two and half years since the Syrian uprising started, the al-Assad regime seems to be resisting the attempts of his opponents to topple it, which would mean a failure of Erdogan in his political bet and might even lead to his downfall, especially after the eruption of protests against Erdogan throughout Turkey in early June 2013.
`In' analytical NoteArab Studies Quarterly Vol.36, No.3; Sum.2014: p.186-200
Journal SourceArab Studies Quarterly Vol.36, No.3; Sum.2014: p.186-200
Key WordsTurkey ;  Syria ;  Bashar al-Assad ;  Erdogan ;  Davutoglu ;  AKP ;  Baath ;  Menderes ;  Ozal ;  Iran ;  Russia ;  China ;  United States - US ;  Neo-Ottomanism ;  Political Uprising ;  Assad Regime ;  Turkey - Arab Alliance ;  Turkey Uprising ;  Syrian Uprising ;  Arab's Uprising


 
 
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