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ANALYSIS

Between Ankara's outreach and its aims in Syria, the mistrust of Turkey's Kurds

The peace process initiated by the Turkish government in October toward the Kurdish minority risks being derailed by the ongoing offensive in northeast Syria.

Between Ankara's outreach and its aims in Syria, the mistrust of Turkey's Kurds

Turkish army patrolling in Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, after two soldiers were killed by a car bomb that exploded as a military convoy passed, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Credit: Ilyas Akengin/AFP)

As Turkey advances into Syria to dismantle the Kurdish front along its border, its affiliated Syrian National Army (SNA) forces are pressing east of the Euphrates. Meanwhile, the Kurdish community within Turkey watches with apprehension as clashes...
As Turkey advances into Syria to dismantle the Kurdish front along its border, its affiliated Syrian National Army (SNA) forces are pressing east of the Euphrates. Meanwhile, the Kurdish community within Turkey watches with apprehension as clashes...