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Turkey's interests in the Syrian civil war (2013x24)

Air date: Sep 18, 2013

Before the demonstrations in Syria escalated into a civil war, the geopolitics was simple. And Turkey's interests were simply, prevent Iran's sphere of influence expanding into Syria, and thereby getting a direct access to the Mediterranean Sea. Now, after years of full scale warfare, the civil war is being overshadowed by a proxy war. And things get more complicated with a proxy war. Its not just about weakening Iran anymore, but the interests of Turkey now, also include preventing Kurdish separatism and the rise of Sunni jihadism