Turkey's Post-Assad Syria Influence

Chief Technology Correspondent Rachel Nguyen
Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Celebratory scenes erupted in Istanbul as Syrian exiles and their Turkish supporters rejoiced, waving banners of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – a stark visual testament to a dramatic shift in power in Syria, a shift that has left the world questioning the extent of Turkey's influence and the future of a nation ravaged by war.