Syria: What is Turkey’s Grand Plan?

Almost every arm of the Turkish state appears to be present during a commute officials including teachers and civil servants make each day between Turkey’s Kilis province and northern Syria, the Financial Times reported. Turkey’s deepening role in shaping the future of northern Syria, following operations to push back Kurdish militants it says are terrorists, now touches nearly all aspects of the security and civilian lives of around 2 million Syrians in three enclaves, the FT said in a feature article published on Monday. Turkey’s footprint in Syria is the largest in an Arab state since the downfall of the…