All Agents Are Getting Ready for a Post-ISIS Phase
Once Putin realized the added benefits of enmity toward ISIS for Russia's interests, he started making exaggerated anti-ISIS statements to provide enough legitimacy for his country's involvement in the Syrian conflict.
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Political Parties' Election Agendas
Although parties have not yet started to announce their campaigns for the upcoming Nov. 1 elections, political backgrounds, promises and attitudes on PKK terror will be the key factors headlining their agenda.
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The rising tide of PKK violence and the Cizre episode leaves ordinary citizens questioning what the Kurdish community wants.
The Kurdish electorate is naturally confused about the sincerity of the HDP, which missed a huge opportunity to become a key partner in the reconciliation process by trying to legitimize the terrorist attacks by the PKK.
The AK Party alone has the manpower and resources to lead the ideological fight against extremism in the Middle East.
The shocking aspect of the wave of terrorist violence that struck Turkey this week was that it originated from the radical-Islamist ISIS and secular-Kurdish nationalist PKK at the same time.
The AK Party's Dilemmas
With a significant drop in public support, the AK Party currently faces various challenges in forming a coalition with other parties.
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Morsi's Death Sentence
The Arab Spring represented the hope of democratization across the Middle East. Had the Tahrir revolution survived, the Muslim world could have had an entirely different future.
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From now on, the U.S. and Turkey must try to lower expectations and form realistic assessments about the future of bilateral relations. Only after taking this step will we see a normalization of U.S.-Turkey relations.
The government is doing its best to prevent unlawful efforts within the judiciary, yet the Gülen Movement seems interested in casting a shadow over the performance of Turkish democracy at the international level.
The nuclear deal was a huge step for Iran in normalizing its relationships with the West and can potentially be a game changer in the Middle East. But it will also be a source of tension in U.S.-Israel relations in the future.
Although some extreme groups try to create a fake chaos, Turkey is resilient in overcoming systemic shocks.
With Iran's influence on the rise and proxy wars being fought in multiple countries, there are but two options available to Middle Eastern nations: More of the same or a fresh start.
The main theme of the meeting related to Turkey's need to design a unique type of presidential system in light of its own democratic progress.
Just like President Obama, the American public also stands against another war in the Middle East.
It is not a secret that the year 2014 did not see the best period in relations between the U.S. and Turkey.
Many people are expecting an explanation from Secretary Kerry in regards to his statements about Syria.
The business elite in TÜSİAD circles never saw the AK Party governments as a natural partner with whom they could forge a long-term and strategic developmental alliance.
