Rıfat Öncel, SETA Vakfı'nda araştırmacı olarak çalışmaktadır./Rıfat Öncel is currently working at SETA Foundation as a researcher.
Conducting a military operation in a different geography, operating in an environment in which the dominant language is different and variations in socio-cultural dynamics in the region made Turkey more reliant on FSA forces during the operation.