The fall of his regime Bashar al-Assad it is a development that has left a different “imprint” in every country on the planet. For Turkey, this treaty translates into a major victory for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Bloomberg.
Although Recep Tayyip Erdogan once stood by Assad’s side, over the years of his rule he appears to have allowed different factions to rally against Bashar al-Assad in Syria, according to a Bloomberg analysis.
One of them, the jihadist organization “Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham” which, in cooperation with other rebel groups, managed to overthrow the Assad regime.
The Erdogan government made clear that it had told Assad he had to either make concessions to his opponents or risk the possibility of his homeland catching fire. Turkey has made it clear that Assad ignored its warnings.
Now Erdogan’s government is in an advantageous position to ally with HTS which managed to strengthen its forces in recent days.
In this complex puzzle of geopolitical and economic upheavals, one more factor is added and this is none other than the politico-economic benefit for the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkish construction companies saw their shares soar after Assad fell and fled to Russia, expected to take on the task of rebuilding Syria.
In addition, Turkish-backed rebels wasted no time in pushing Kurdish forces out of 2 towns in northern Syria.
These moves fit perfectly with Erdogan’s long-term goal of creating a safe zone in Syria to exclude his terrorists linked to the PKKan organization that is trying in every way to become autonomous in the southeast of Turkey.
Such a thing can of course anger the US as Washington supports them Kurds who are fighting against the Islamic State in Syria.
Erdogan’s government has focused its interest in the post-Assad era while for Iran and Russia the situation is different as they have lost a key ally and all they are doing now is anxiously watching the developments.
At the same time, the US is trying to assess what this development means for its own interests.
For Erdogan, the fall of Bashar al-Assad means two things: launching Turkey’s power in the Middle East and increasing his country’s influence globally.