After 2000, there was a closeness in the relations of Syrian and Turkey. However, Turkey and Syria were in dispute about water, Hatay and terrorism. Especially there was an intense tension over terrorism. This tension brought the two countries to the brink of a war in 1998. We can say that the relations between Syria and Turkey normalized after Adana Agreement in 1998. When Bashar Al-Assad came to power in Syria and as did AKP in Turkey, the relations improved even further leading to the abolishment of visas in 2009. However, with the Arab Spring, the relations turned sour and reached to a point that can’t be normalized anymore. This book analyses the relations between Syria and Turkey between 1998 and 2018.

CONTENT

About the Author

Acronyms

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Turkey – Syria Relations in the Period from the End of the Cold War to the 1998 Syrıa Crisis

Chapter Three: Turkey – Syria Relations in the Period from the 1998 Adana Agreement to the Election of Bashar Al-Asad as President in 2000

Chapter Four: Turkey – Syria Relations in the Period from 2000 Bashar Al-Assad’s Takiıng Office to the Abolition of Visas in 2009

Chapter Five: The Relations between Turkey And Syria after Arab Spring