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Turkish-Syrian relations—where are we going?
Date
2010-03-01
Author
Tür Küçükkaya, Özlem
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2009 witnessed a series of developments showing the depth of the relations between Turkey and Syria. Not only in the political and security fields but in the economic relations as well the two countries deepened their relations at an unprecedented level. Just to name a few of the remarkable developments over the last year, the two countries held a joint military exercise, signed a technical military cooperation agreement, established a Turkish-Syrian High Level Strategic Cooperation Council and lifted the visa requirement. These developments were unthinkable only a decade ago. Considering that the two countries came to the brink of war in 1998, the advancement and deepening of the relations to such a level in a decade is impressive as well as interesting. This article aims at looking at the dynamics of the relationship between Turkey and Syria. It argues that not only the common security concerns over the developments in the region, especially the impact of the Iraqi War but also domestic concerns played an important role in the deepening of the relationship. On the Syrian side the coming to power of Bashar Asad, the need for economic development in the country and its international isolation has been important. On the Turkish side, the coming to power of the Justice and Development Party with a new vision for the Middle East has especially been significant.
Subject Keywords
Turkey
,
Syria
,
Iraqi war and the Middle East
,
Economic integration
,
Justice and Development Party's foreign policy
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87818
http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=76715004010
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UNISCI Discussion Papers
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Department of International Relations, Article
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Ö. Tür Küçükkaya, “Turkish-Syrian relations—where are we going?,”
UNISCI Discussion Papers
, pp. 0–0, 2010, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87818.