Middle East power shift: How Turkey changed everything in just 12 days

Recent events in Syria brought major changes to Middle-East politics‚ as Turkey-backed forces took control in just twelve days. The quick take-over ended fifty-four years of Assad family control over Syria

The lightning-fast victory of anti-government forces (led by HTS group) showed Turkeys growing influence: Russia lost its military spots in Syria while Iran cant use this land to reach Lebanon anymore. The take-over happened much faster than expected but Turkey planned it well – they helped rebels with weapons training and support for many years

The power-shift means big problems for Iran which lost its friend in Damascus; however this change also creates new issues for other countries. Erdoganʼs success in Syria opens ways to spread influence into nearby regions: his country now has more control than Russia or Iran in middle-east politics. The situation looks similar to old times when Ottoman empire ruled these lands

Arab countries dont like these changes because they remind them of Arab Spring events from about 14 years ago. Back then Erdogan supported muslim-democratic movements which made many arab leaders very nervous. Now with Syria under Turkey-friendly control‚ these worries came back

The new setup in Syria isnt fully stable yet: kurdish groups still control north-east parts while different rebel groups operate in other areas. This means more changes could happen – other countries might try to support different groups to limit Turkeys growing power in region

• The north-south road from Aleppo to Damascus is now under new control
• Kurdish forces still hold north-eastern territories
• Different rebel groups operate in various parts
• Outside powers might try to influence these groups

The whole situation might lead to more problems if outside powers start fighting for influence in Syria (just like they did in Libya). This could make rebuilding the war-damaged country much harder