Levon Hovsepyan and Tatevik Manukyan
vol. XI(2)
Pages 5-21
Abstract: The Syrian conflict became one of the most important directions of Turkey's
regional security policy, playing a key role in the redefinition of Ankara's security
policy and the expansion of Ankara's power projection area and tools. The military
operation "Euphrates Shield" in August 2016 thus became the first attempt at the
massive use of the military in regional policy after 1974, which justified the vitality of
aggressive initiatives among the ambitious Turkish elite and had a unique domino
effect. The purpose of the article is to highlight the domestic factors that supported and
conditioned Turkish military operations in Syria, as well as the main objectives
pursued. The article contains a case study, the focus of which is Turkey's military
operations on Syrian territory and the military-political goals pursued by them.
Furthermore, the Turkish domestic factors and transformations that enabled and aided
in the implementation and expansion of these military operations are revealed.
Keywords: Turkey, Syrian crisis, military operations, regional and security policy,
strategic culture, PKK/PYD.
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