Turkey, Syrian regime at last exit before all-out confrontation - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Metin Gurcan

Metin Gurcan

Feb 10, 2020

Turkish military vehicles enter the Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC2AXE9JMDZ8 — Turkish military vehicles enter the Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib province, Syria, Feb. 9, 2020. — REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

A Turkish military armoured vehicle guards on the border line located opposite the Syrian town of Atimah, Idlib province, in this picture taken from Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RC117E0C0980

Turkey works to secure its future relevance in Syria

Metin Gurcan

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels ride their vehicle on a street in the Turkish border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov - RC1FAB8C4260

Turkey tests limits of Moscow-Damascus alliance

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Clashes in northern Syria drift from Idlib to Aleppo

Metin Gurcan

Turkish soldiers stand near armoured vehicles as a man waves a Turkish national flag during a demonstration in support of the Turkish army's Idlib operation near the Turkey-Syria border near Reyhanli, Hatay, on October 10, 2017.
The Turkish army has launched a reconnaissance mission in Syria's largely jihadist-controlled northwestern Idlib province in a bid to create a de-escalation zone, the military said on October 9. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Im

Turkey tackles 2 roles in Syria: peacemaker, provocateur

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics