Despite the fact that Turkey is reluctant to create a situation in which Syria would eventually depend on the support of the Iranian side, given all the above, Turkey cannot afford to invest diplomatic and political efforts that would attract sufficient visibility both internal and external into a Syrian project that cannot rely on the strength and desire of the Asad regime to impose certain reforms that would reduce both the pressure and the expectations of the international community. Therefore, seeing that on the one hand, Syria is reluctant to undergo internal massive reforms and on the other hand is vulnerable to outside influence from Iran, one of the most negatively discussed subjects of the international community, Turkey's stand was deemed to change and take a different stand against the Asad regime. In this sense, with due regard for the fact that aside from the suspended seat in the Arab league, no clear cut action is being taken against the Syrian leader as opposed to the Libyan situation, Turkey cannot undergo any drastic measures against the regime but it can influence the way in which the opposition in Syria can provide support for the riots underway in the Arab state.
In general terms, it can be said that there is a strong opposition organized against the Syrian regime of Asad. However, the major problem with the groups forming the opposition is their lack of organization in the form of a strong unified force that would eventually manage to topple the Syrian regime. Although almost all the population is represented, to a larger or smaller degree inside the opposition groups, it cannot be said that the actions undertaken at this level are visible and identifiable by a single voice that would eventually offer the population a clear identity of the potential successor or replacement of the Asad regime.
There are numerous groups that oppose the regime. These include "the Syrian National Council (SNC), the National Coordination Committee (NCC), the Free Officers Corps and the Free Syrian Army have coalesced under one organizational umbrella"
. One of the most important aspects to be taken into account when discussing the issue of the Syrian opposition is the strong representation of youth activists, Shiite, and Sunni that, in the eventuality of a change in regime can become the base for a new type of democratic government with full representation for all the groups of the society.
Another aspect is related to the successful creation of a political opposition, more precisely, the Syrian National Council and the Syrian National Coordination Committee. They are considered as the main forces of the opposition against the regime in the country. However, despite the consideration for the same outcome, they fail to take full coherent action. The National Council is viewed, according to its leader, Burhan Ghalioun, as "the representative of the Syrian opposition"
. Furthermore, the discourse presented by the Syrian National Council leader points out the "friendship" that exists with the European countries and with the international community. From this point-of-view, it appears that the SNC is strongly anchored as symbol of the opposition.
In terms of the financing that the SNC is being provided, this is largely the contribution of the Syrian businessmen and further pledges from Arab countries as well as the Syrian population are being recorded
. This comes to point out that there is a strong support for the SNC to ensure a strong opposition to the regime in Syria. The main aspects promoted by the SNC are related to the insurance of civilian protection against the atrocities on the Syrian population. However, Ghalioun points out that the main issue is in fact represented by the inability of the Security Council to unblock the stalemate resulted from the reluctance of the Russian and Chinese representatives to the UN to vote for humanitarian assistance in the form of humanitarian corridors. Furthermore, Ghalioun strongly supports the idea that there is no need for military intervention as per the Iraq situation and the regime must topple as a result of the Syrian population and its pressures and not international forces
. This aspect is important to be taken into account because it provides an approach that has not been used in the Middle East. More precisely, the fact that the opposition is reluctant to encourage international intervention comes to point out that the experiences undergone by the other countries in which such means were...
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