Turkish position on the Syrian Conflict

**Georgia** · 09-23-2018, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by Marmara

We had also recieved many Kurdish refugees, but i don't "believe" YPG posed a threat, it's a fact, they are the Syrian branch of PKK.

And how did that affect Turkey?Rojava is the most liberal and democratic part of Syria,as far as I can tell.

**~~Joso~~** · 09-23-2018, 08:02 PM

Erdogan knows what he is doing, i can see it.

**~~İrle~~** · 09-23-2018, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Georgia

And how did that affect Turkey?Rojava is the most liberal and democratic part of Syria,as far as I can tell.

Being democratic and liberal is something Western Media pomp out for you. This doesn't change the fact that PKK/YPG present in Syria causes threat for Turkish inland & border security.

**Marmara** · 09-23-2018, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Georgia

And how did that affect Turkey?Rojava is the most liberal and democratic part of Syria,as far as I can tell.

Remember that in past years Turkey was frequently having terror attacks? Not all of it was done by ISIS.

How much do you know about Rojava? How much are they "democratic"? You are just influenced by mainstream media which favors YPG.

**Kaspias** · 09-23-2018, 08:08 PM

Syrian Government should take Idlib by avoiding start a migration wave. Also Syrian Government should take YPG-Region as well. If they don't take, i think Turkey won't let YPG to live in there.

Turkey's Syria policy was terrible at first periods of war. Assad and Erdogan polarized without a reason. Then Turkey had to take 3 million immigrants.

Military intervention was necessary for defending west of euphrates from YPG.

**Georgia** · 09-23-2018, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Marmara

Remember that in past years Turkey was frequently having terror attacks? Not all of it was done by ISIS.

How much do you know about Rojava? How much are they "democratic"? You are just influenced by mainstream media which favors YPG.

Even if it’s so,I still don’t see why Turkey had to intervene militarily in a foreign country.

Are you saying Syrian Kurds were crossing into Turkey and carrying out terrorist attacks just like that?And with Afrin under Turkish occupation this has stopped?

**Marmara** · 09-23-2018, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Georgia

Even if it’s so,I still don’t see why Turkey had to intervene militarily in a foreign country.

Are you saying Syrian Kurds were crossing into Turkey and carrying out terrorist attacks just like that?And with Afrin under Turkish occupation this has stopped?

Yes, YPG militants were crossing the border.

It was also becoming a logistic supply center for PKK, providing arms and money, many weapons given by US to YPG are found in Turkey used for terror attacks.

A permenant state there means a constant threat of terror, also a valuable proxy state for those who want to hurt Turkey. It's completely legit to stop its growth.

**Teutone** · 09-23-2018, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Marmara

Remember that in past years Turkey was frequently having terror attacks? Not all of it was done by ISIS.

How much do you know about Rojava? How much are they "democratic"? You are just influenced by mainstream media which favors YPG.

I can understand the Turkish concern towards YPG and PKK my view on the YPG changed drastically, never liked the PKK.

But wasnt the status qou before the war, quite okay? Assad had them under control. Now thanks to NATO you have radicalized Kurds armed to the teeth.

**Georgia** · 09-23-2018, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Marmara

Yes, YPG militants were crossing the border.

It was also becoming a logistic supply center for PKK, providing arms and money, many weapons given by US to YPG are found in Turkey used for terror attacks.

A permenant state there means a constant threat of terror, also a valuable proxy state for those who want to hurt Turkey. It's completely legit to stop its growth.

If that’s the motivation behind the military operation,once order is restored in Syria,Turkey will have to give this piece of land back to the Syrian government,right?

**Marmara** · 09-23-2018, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Teutone

I can understand the Turkish concern towards YPG and PKK my view on the YPG changed drastically, never liked the PKK.

But wasnt the status qou before the war, quite okay? Assad had them under control. Now thanks to NATO you have radicalized Kurds armed to the teeth.

Exactly, that's why people here hate NATO.

Originally Posted by Georgia

If that’s the motivation behind the military operation,once order is restored in Syria,Turkey will have to give this piece of land back to the Syrian government,right?

Yes, hopefully, i have no desire to grab land from Syria.