Türkiye’s and the EU’s Coordinated and Divergent Approaches to the 2011 Syrian Crisis

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 111 - 132, 13.06.2024

Yusuf Avar

https://doi.org/10.26513/tocd.1421707

Öz

The Syrian crisis has prompted immediate reactions from the EU and a few other countries, including the US, Russia, and Türkiye, as well as some of their proxies. This research purposefully limits itself to examining Türkiye’s and the EU’s reactions to the Syrian civil war. According to the study’s results Türkiye and the EU have differences and similarities in six key policy areas: (1) Assad’s oppressive actions against its people drew criticism from Türkiye and the EU. (2) Türkiye and the EU have suffered as a result of the ISIS danger resulting from the Syrian civil conflict. (3) Türkiye and the EU both have humanitarian concerns and have made an effort to assist Syrian refugees. (4) Türkiye has engaged in two military operations in northern Syria in opposition to the YPG. The EU denounced these military maneuvers by Türkiye. (5) The EU and Türkiye have had discussions over the issue of foreign fighters. The EU criticized Türkiye as it failed to secure its borders, and as a result, foreign fighters utilized the country as a transit between Syria and European nations. (6) Despite opposition from the EU, Türkiye has insisted on creating a “safe zone” in Syria for Syrian refugees.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Syrian Civil War, Türkiye, The EU, The Responses of Türkiye and the EU to the Syrian Civil War.

Türkiye ve AB’nin 2011 Suriye Krizine Benzer ve Farklı Yaklaşımları

Öz

Suriye krizi, AB’nin ve ABD, Rusya ve Türkiye’nin de aralarında bulunduğu birkaç ülkenin ve onların bazı vekillerinin ani tepkilerine de yol açtı. Bu çalışma, Türkiye ve AB’nin Suriye İç Savaşına verdiği tepkileri incelemekle kendisini sınırlandırmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre Türkiye ve AB’nin altı temel politika alanında farklılıkları ve benzerlikleri bulunmaktadır: (1) Esad’ın halkına yönelik baskıcı eylemleri Türkiye ve AB’den eleştiri almıştır. (2) Türkiye ve AB, Suriye’deki iç çatışmadan kaynaklanan IŞİD tehlikesinden zarar görmüştür. (3) Türkiye ve AB’nin insani kaygıları baştan beri çok olmuş ve Suriyeli mültecilere yardım etmek için hem Türkiye hem AB çaba göstermiştir. (4) Türkiye, Suriye’nin kuzeyinde YPG’ye karşı iki askeri operasyon gerçekleştirmiştir. AB, Türkiye’nin bu askeri harekatlarını eleştirmiştir. (5) AB ve Türkiye yabancı savaşçılar konusunda tartışma içine girmiştir. AB, Türkiye’yi sınırlarını güvence altına almadığı ve bunun sonucunda yabancı savaşçıların Türkiye’yi Suriye ile Avrupa ülkeleri arasında bir geçiş noktası olarak kullandığını öne sürerek eleştirmiştir. (6) AB’nin karşı çıkmasına rağmen Türkiye, Suriyeli mülteciler için Suriye’de bir “güvenli bölge” oluşturulması konusunda ısrar etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Suriye İç Savaşı, Türkiye, AB, Türkiye ve AB’nin Suriye İç Savaşına Tepkileri.

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