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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech to fellow party members in Sakarya, promised to “revise the outcome of World War I and annex Syrian territories (formerly Ottoman provinces) into Turkey,” Telegram channel "Turkey's Top News" reported.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The historical precedent for a leader promising to revise the outcome of World War I is (how shall I put this) a cause for concern.

A large number of Syrians might be happy to become Turkish citizens, since many of them preferred to be in Turkey even as refugees. However, I doubt Erdogan has them in mind. I bet he's thinking about Kurds who definitely don't feel that way.