TY - JOUR AU - Գեղամյան, Վարուժան PY - 2015/03/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - THE ROLE OF TURKEY IN THE FORMATION OF ISIS JF - Analytical Bulletin JA - AB VL - 1 IS - 7 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://analytical-bulletin.cccs.am/index.php/ab/article/view/45 SP - 172-193 AB - <p>In 2014, columnist of the Turkish daily newspaper “Hurriyet” Burak Bekdil described ISIS (ISIL) as “Turkey’s Frankenstein monster,” claiming that the Turkish state is responsible for the formation and development of ISIS. Since ISIS managed to occupy vast territories of Syria and Iraq and threatened the security of the whole Middle East, allegations of collaboration between Turkey and ISIS became one the most discussed issues in geopolitics. In this paper I have examined Turkish and international sources to assess the degree of Turkey-ISIS collaboration.</p> ER -