Erdoğan sees post-Assad Syria as a golden ticket to political ambitions in 2028. But behind Turkish cement exports and housing projects lies a risky gamble:
• Rising ISIS threats
• Stiff Gulf and Iranian competition
• And a refugee return plan that’s already faltering.
In this issue of Syria in Figures, Gönül Tol, Director, MEI Türkiye Program, unpacks Ankara’s multi-front struggle to turn post-Assad Syria into a domestic political win and the red lines it won’t allow crossing.