Still in the foundation phase, it suffered an early split, leading to the emergence of the Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement.

A reconciliatory meeting in December 2012 laid the grounds to the formation of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly.

Since then, the Syrian Turkmen Bloc focussed on its remaining strongholds in Latakia and Bayır-Bucak, while the Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement focusses on Aleppo.

The founding conference was supported by Mazlum-Der, a foundation linked to the Turkish AKP.

[4] The Syria Turkmen Bloc is also associated with the Turkmen troops of Nurettin Zengi, Zahir Baybars, Al Huva Billa, Yavuz Sultan Selim, Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, Memduh Colha, Bin Tamime, Katip Al Mustafa, Firsan Tevhid, Sukur ul Turkmen (Turkmen Falcons), which are all under the control of Brigade of Turkmen Mountain led by Muhammad Awad in the Latakia province.