The effects of the Syrian civil war on Turkish foreign policy and Turkey's security

The purpose of this dissertation is to provide an analytical discussion on the Syrian's Civil War's impact on Turkey's foreign policy. It's generally suggested in the thesis that relations between Turkey and global regional actors that have active role in Syrian have changed due to this Syrian civil war. And also it is suggested that this Syrian Civil War creates threat in the areas of Turkey's military, economy, social and energy security. Turkey could not continue the relationship with Syrian that started between 2001 and 2011 because of the civil war. With the civil war in Syrian many actors have been involved in this war. Turkey's relations with those actors have been continued asymmetrically parallel to the developments in Syrian. Turkey's relations especially with USA and Russia have changed with the periodical developments in Syrian national actors playing an important role in developments in Turkey and in Syrian. Failed to develop a cohesive Syrian policy. Actually this led to mass migration movements and the emergence of non-state actors. These migration movements and non-state actors influenced Turkey's military, economy, social and energy security. Those areas that threaten security of Turkey will have an important role between Turkey and global, regional actors. Protection of the unitary structure in Syria and ensuring the return of the people forced to migrate are important for Turkey's foreign relations and security issues. Keywords: Syrian Civil War, Turkish Foreign Policy, Arab Spring, Parameters of Turkish Foreign Policy, Changes in Turkish Foreign Policy