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Tue Feb 11, 2025, 01:27 AM Feb 11

Syria after the war: The search for legitimacy for the new government. An Ottoman comeback? - TVP WORLD



The empire strikes back! Ottoman Empire that is. As Russia scuttles from Syria, Iranian proxies dealt a crippling blow...Turkey is left. But with what?

As Russia retreats and Iranian proxies falter, Turkey finds itself at the center of Syria’s post-war reality. But is this an opportunity or a burden? With growing economic ties and political maneuvering, is Turkey reviving its Ottoman past by default?

Join Jan Darasz and his guest Adam Michalski, a senior fellow at the Centre for Eastern Studies, for How We Got Here.
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