Syria has never been a puppet to any country, unlike what Erdogan did when he submitted to George W. Bush in exchange for a 'leading role in the Greater Middle East project' as he himself admitted, Greater Middle East means Greater Israel.
Watch him: https://syrianews.cc/erdogan-tool-hands-zionists/
The only bet Erdogan has is to apologize to Syria and Assad specifically and work out how he will compensate Syria for the damages of his failed policies, if he doesn't do so he will lose, then who will come after him will have to apologize and find a way to compensate Syria. It's a genocide and we won't forget or forgive.