Turkey and the Syrian Crisis: Deepening Regional and Domestic Challenges

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Since 2011, Turkey’s ‘zero problems with neighbours’ foreign policy has been put to the test in Syria. while Ankara was hesitant at first, it began to draw red lines and actively endorse regime change in Damascus. Subsequently, the boundaries established by then Prime Minister Erdoğan
and then foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu were not enforced. Therefore, with the situation in Syria deteriorating, the choices for Ankara became more limited.