translation.bs: Sahin i Hale naglasili su geopolitičku poziciju Sirije kao kopnenog pravca prema širem Bliskom Istoku, koju su kreatori turske politike nadali se iskoristiti kao odskočnu dasku ka drugim bliskoistočnim tržištima.
translation.en: Sahin and Hale emphasised Syria's geopolitical position as a land route to the greater Middle East, which Turkish policy makers had hoped to use as a stepping stone to other Middle Eastern markets.