\u00adAs soon as Syria’s president promised to completely revamp the constitution in an attempt to resolve the crisis in the country, Turkey expressed support for a humanitarian intervention, saying it must do all it can to prevent a civil war.<\/p>\n
With the bloody status quo in the Syrian crisis having been maintained for months, there is a danger that violence may start spreading beyond the country\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n
And its close neighbor Turkey \u2013 once a close friend too \u2013 is now a harsh critic of Damascus.<\/p>\n
\u201cSyria’s first priority should be to listen to its people and meet their demands, not to denounce others; instead of massacring its people, it should listen to them,\u201d says Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.<\/p>\n
Faruk Logoglu, the deputy chairman of the Republican People’s Party in Turkey, is a harsh critic himself, but he is critical of the Turkish government.<\/p>\n
Ankara is on the side of the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian National Council \u2013 a military and diplomatic force aimed at overthrowing the regime of Bashar al-Assad. It supports a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d and a \u201chumanitarian corridor\u201d – which some fear could bring Turkish troops to Syrian soil.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean according to international law? It means aggression against a country, it means war,\u201d Faruk Logoglu says.<\/p>\n
But any intervention would be different from the one in Libya \u2013 since Russia and China have made it clear: no more no-fly zone resolutions. It means the role of regional players like Turkey increases dramatically.<\/p>\n
But Faruk claims Ankara\u2019s behavior is irresponsible and risky.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the larger implications beyond the bilateral context of Turkey and Syria as such. The situation in Syria must be handled with great care by all powers. And unfortunately I do not see that care, especially from the Turkish government,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Oytun Orhan works for the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, based in Ankara.<\/p>\n
It is sponsored by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to help shape policy. And its opinion on Syria is clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe regime of Syria is killing its own people,\u201d says Oytun Orhan, Middle East analyst the Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM).<\/p>\n
Or not always that clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody has objective information as to what is going on in Syria,\u201d says Oytun Orhan.<\/p>\n
The center\u2019s specialists have not been to Syria for over a year.<\/p>\n
It means the picture they paint for officials in Ankara is unlikely to be an accurate one.<\/p>\n
The sources of some videos are often questionable, so it is easy to be misled or get a false picture of what is really happening.<\/p>\n
Although that does not stop researchers from coming to firm conclusions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe military option, this is the last option Turkey does not want to see. But this is an option,\u201d says Oytun Orhan.<\/p>\n
Turkey may have declared it does not welcome a military solution to the Syrian crisis, but it has not ruled it out either, playing an \u201cif\u201d game: if there is massive migration from its troubled neighbor Turkey says it will have to protect its own people.<\/p>\n
And while officially Ankara insists it wants peace and stability in the region, its troops are ready just kilometers from the border with Syria.<\/p>\n
via Turkey\u2019s \u2018Syrian intervention\u2019 scenario \u2014 RT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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