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Questions About Turkey’s Role in Syria

Source: Murat Sezer/Reuters

Syrian refugees sit outside their tents at Reyhanli refugee camp in Hatay province on the Turkish-Syrian border in April. Turkey’s prime minister recently warned that ‘Syria must be aware that in the event of a repetition of border violations, Turkey’s stance will not be the same.’ A fifth of Turkish military’s top brass is under arrest.

Dear readers, I recently wrote an Op-Ed on Turkey’s democracy and the state of Turkish military in relation to Syria/Middle East. You can read the original article that appeared in The Christian Science Monitor by clicking here.  

 

 

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Murat Onur
Murat Onur

Murat Onur completed his Master’s degree in Security Policy Studies with a concentration in development and Middle East Studies at the George Washington University. He is the recipient of several awards including the British Chevening and HSBC Scholarships, International Peace and Security Institute Scholarship, and the GW Career Development Fellowship. He has previously worked in entry and mid-level positions in Washington-area on defense and security analysis and has written on Turkish politics, foreign affairs and Turkey's defense and security policies.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/muratfonur

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