The growing influence of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf monarchies over al-Sharaa—who adheres to a Salafi ideology—is not in Turkey’s strategic interest. Yet Erdoğan appears indifferent.
Zeyyat Bandeoğlu
❗Turkey should be wary of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s growing international recognition, especially given that HTS under his leadership has previously targeted Turkish-backed groups in Assad’s Syria. De facto or de jure Kurdish autonomy in Syria offers several strategic advantages for Turkey—chief among them,
