David Barchard has worked in Turkey as a journalist, consultant and university teacher. He writes regularly on Turkish society, politics and history, and is currently finishing a book on the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/david-barchard/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Tue, 25 Oct 2016 08:36:25 +0000 David Barchard https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/10/25/how-putin-and-erdogan-have-divided-up-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/10/25/how-putin-and-erdogan-have-divided-up-syria For Turkey, a friendship with Russia is allowing Ankara to make gains in Syria that its alliance with the United States was unable to offer, writes Turkey expert David Barchard.