Turkey’s Cross-Border and Counterterrorism Operations

This info pack examines Turkey’s cross-border military operations since 2016. Turkey’s aim is to neutralise terrorist organisations which threaten Turkey’s security and eliminate their financial sources.

This info pack examines Turkey’s cross-border military operations since 2016. Turkey’s security concerns will be explored, including the chronology and consequences of Operations Euphrates Shield, Olive Branch, Spring Shield and Claw in the context of Turkey’s ongoing counterterrorism campaign. Turkey’s aim is to neutralise terrorist organisations which threaten Turkey’s security and eliminate their financial sources. Turkey also works toward protecting its border security by creating safe zones. Turkey has blocked attempts to establish terrorist-run entities along its border.

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Edebali Murat Akca
Edebali Murat Akca
Edebali Murat Akca is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. Before joining TRT World, he worked on Turkish foreign policy in think tanks. He worked with several NGOs on the university sector and international relations monitoring. Edebali holds a BA and MA in International Relations from Istanbul Ticaret University. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Turkish National Defence University in Istanbul. His research interests include Turkish politics; foreign, domestic and security.

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