From Turkey’s perspective, a confederation of Syria’s northeastern region with the KRG might be favorable to continuing domestic Kurdish unrest, much less rule by the anti-Turkish Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) along its border with Syria. In contrast, any attempt by the KRG to establish a Kurdish corridor to the Mediterranean would certainly meet resistance, not only from Turkey, but also from other warring factions in Syria.
超越现今KRG控制边界的库尔德国家建国工程能否获得地区接受的取决因素之一是库尔德建国雄心的大小。从土耳其的角度看，由叙利亚东北部地区和KRG组成的邦联可能有利于持续其国内库尔德人骚乱，大大减少反土耳其的库尔德工人党（PKK）在土叙边境的统治。相反，KRG试图打造库尔德走廊直通地中海必然会遇到阻力，不但来自土耳其，也将来自其他叙利亚战斗派系。