The governance structure of Turkish-controlled Afrin

Since March 2018 Turkey and allied Syrian actors have controlled the Afrin region of northern Syria. The subsequent five years been marked by acts criminality infighting incidents between dozens Turkish-backed militias in region, an insurgency campaign, terrorism, dramatic demographic changes to detriment region’s indigenous Kurdish population. This paper examines outlines Turkish-installed local governance structure, highlighting relationships civil military various Turkish institutions present, what effects this regime has had on security situation, it relates broader policy within