Hence, Turkey utilized the referendum crisis as an opportunity for a more effective alliance against the PKK, which is flourishing with the backing of prominent international sponsors in the context of the Syrian Civil War.
”Criticizing Trump for his decision, Erdogan also reminded OIC members that the US has been supporting another terrorist organization in the Middle East – the YPG/PYD – which form the Syrian wing of the PKK – a terrorist organization according to Turkey, the US and European Union.
However, the Turkish government seemed determined to buy the missile system from NATO’s main rival due to Turkey's fear of the West’s duel role in the Syrian war, indifference to last year's failed coup attempt and its antagonist approach to the country.
In this respect, conflicts in the Middle East share similarities – the situation of Iraq following the 2003 invasion and the status of Syria, Yemen and Libya after the 2011 riots are all reminiscent of each other.
Questioning the timing of these declarations while more important issues such as the war in Syria and the fight against Daesh is still continuing, President Erdogan warned that ignoring the "inviolability" of Jerusalem for Muslims would lead to "serious consequences" – leading to the break of relations between Turkey and Israel.
Turkey expected the US to say yes to a safe zone in Syria in order to save civilian lives, considering that the US previously carried out the operation in Kosovo - just like Turkey expected the US to adhere to the international norms it advocates and its own “red line” after the chemical attacks in Syria.
UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura speaking at the eighth round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, said: "l was just informed by the Russians today at a P5 meeting.
In the Geneva II Conference on Syria, a UN-backed international peace conference on the future of Syria, the declared aim is to end the Syrian Civil War by bringing together the Syrian government and the opposition to discuss clear steps towards a transitional government.
"We will deal with our bilateral relations and regional issues, including Iraq and Syria, in particular the struggle against terrorism, and this visit will be an opportunity to strengthen relations," Yıldırım said.
While the migrants from war-torn Middle Eastern countries including Syrian, Yemen and Iraq, where the Western countries are involved in proxy wars, have faced immense racist attacks in Europe and North America over the past few years, Turkey has proved the most hospitable.
In the agreement, Turkey has been demanding €3bn + €3bn funding allocated for the expenditures of Syrian refugees hosted in the camps located in different cities across the country.
The chief hailed Turkey as an important ally for NATO: "Turkey is contributing to the alliance in many different ways, in the fight against terrorism bordering Iraq and Syria.
ccording to information gathered by a source from Syria's Haseke province, close to the Anadolu Agency, the US army has apparently delivered combat and mine resistant vehicles via the Semalka border crossing at the Iraq-Syria border.
Since the 2000s, support to separatist movements in the region and to the dissolution of Syria and Iraq was deemed as a means to be influential in the Middle East.