Turkey's position on the Syrian conflict

Peter Stegnii, Russian diplomat, member of the Russian Council on International Affairs I do not see any practical turns in Turkish policies concerning Syria, but it was quite obvious for a long time that the Syrian policy direction of Davutoglu does not enjoy popular support in Turkey. An opinion poll was published by the newspaper "Zaman", the authenticity is not provided here, because it's still not an official poll. But according to this survey, which no one, by the way, has denied, 54% of Turks opposed the government's Syrian policy. As far as I know, about 23% were willing to support it. The Syrian line has always been at odds with Turkey's official foreign policy concept, the concept of strategic depth, in which Davutoglu proceeded from the fact that Turkey should have zero problems with neighbors. In the context of the "Arab Spring" it has turned out that there are growing problems with many neighbors, and with Syria this policy of support for the opposition against the regime, first, brings tension on the border, and since then there are refugees, and they are actively interacting with combat groups, not all of which fit the normal standards of opposition. In Syria there are many structures associated with Al-Qaeda and international terrorism as a whole. These, I think, are the elements that make the Turks keep a little distance from all this very diverse company. Let's see how things will develop, especially in the context of, I think, a very successful G8 summit in Ireland, where a program of 7 points on Syria was adopted. Frankly, I'm a specialist, who is somehow directly or indirectly involved in many activities in this line, and I was very pleasantly surprised by a number of, I would like to believe, good breakthrough elements that, at least, will provide an opportunity to hold "Geneva-2".