▁Russia ▁Federation , ▁new ▁t ies ▁have ▁been ▁made . ▁Russia ▁with ▁its ▁strong ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁Arab ▁States ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Era , ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁reg ain ▁its ▁strength ▁by ▁supporting ▁their ▁causes , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁Security ▁Council . ▁ ▁Turkey ▁▁ ▁Turkey ▁has ▁expressed ▁des ires ▁for ▁an ▁observer ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁League , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁refused ▁for ▁several ▁political ▁reasons . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁ref us als ▁came ▁from ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Sy ria ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Water ▁Project s ▁on ▁the ▁Tig ris ▁and ▁Eu phr ates ▁rivers , ▁especially ▁the ▁At at ür k ▁Dam . ▁Also ▁the ▁Hat ay ▁Province ' s ▁choice ▁of ▁self - anne x ation ▁to ▁Turkey ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁was ▁never ▁recognized ▁by ▁Sy ria , ▁which ▁continues ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁Hat ay ▁Province ▁of ▁Turkey ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Sy ria ' s ▁territory ▁in ▁its ▁maps . ▁ ▁Today , ▁Turkey ▁has ▁improved ▁relations ▁with ▁Egypt , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁and ▁Tun is ia . ▁It ▁also ▁functions ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁bro ker ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli - S y rian ▁Peace ▁process . ▁However , ▁a ▁primary ▁concern ▁for ▁Turkey ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁Kur d ish ▁state ▁ar ising ▁from ▁a ▁dest abil ized ▁Ira q . ▁Turkey ▁is ▁currently ▁fighting ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁Kur d ish ▁ins urg ents ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁soil , ▁in