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Throughout the negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been counseling the United States that any military action should be avoided. Erdogan has been pressing hardon this, behind the scenes. Does Erdogan want a weakened regime to remain in power to enable their terrorist proxies against I They are also trying to become the global mediator, trying to see if they can become a major regional power. They are also trying to position themselves in an expansionary move and to attempt to become the regional power. We are also concerned that Ahmed al Sharaa, whose nom de guerre is Abu Mohammed al Julani, is allowing the foreign sovereignty of Turkey to dictate Syria’s attitude toward the Kurds, the Druze, the Alawites and the Christians. Is al-Sharaa trying to resurrect the Ottoman empire on one of the northern borders of Israel?

Here to discuss this is Sinan Ciddi.

About Our Speaker: Sinan Ciddi is a senior fellow at FDD and director of the Turkey program.

Sinan has over two decades of research experience focused on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy, with bylines in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Politico, Newsweek, The National Interest, and 19FortyFive. He frequently provides commentary on various media outlets, including BBC, CNN International, DW News, France 24, the Greek Current Podcast, and CBS’s John Batchelor Show.

Sinan is also an associate professor of national security studies at Marine Corps University and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Sinan is the author of Kemalism in Turkish Politics: The Republican People’s Party: Secularism and Nationalism (Routledge, January 2009), a book that explains the electoral weakness of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party.