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To divert attention away from the antagonism between the two Arab parties, namely the Assad regime and the opposition, Ankara has designated the Syrian Kurds as the common enemy in order to unite all belligerent Arab parties on opposing sides.
Despite significant signs of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus, the situation of de facto partition and frozen conflict seems likely to continue in Syria for the foreseeable future.
Turkey’s mending of ties with Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and even to some extent, Egypt serves to isolate Tehran further and retaliate for the terrorist attack attempt against Israelis in Turkey.
For Erdogan, who pushes a Neo-Ottomanist blended Pan-Islamist foreign policy, making such a turnaround in India-Pakistan policy will not be easy. However, given the Erdogan administration's flexibility and pragmatism, this is not a mission impossible.
Erdoğan’s alliance with the Turkish nationalists at home resulted in the adoption of an aggressive foreign policy.
Under Erdogan's leadership, Turkey threatens the stability of the region and Israel’s interests too.
Turkey finds itself at a historic junction where it must decide whether to proceed alone by challenging Israel, Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus – or whether to embrace regional cooperation.
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