At the outset of the al-Assad regime's bloody crackdown, Turkey reacted cautiously but "the refugee crisis has forced Prime Minister Erdogan's hand politically," William Hale, SOAS Emeritus professor told SETimes.
La începutul represiunii sângeroase demarate de regimul lui al-Assad, Turcia a reacţionat cu prudenţă, dar "criza refugiaţilor a forţat politic mâna premierului Erdogan", a declarat William Hale, profesor emerit SOAS, pentru SETimes.