China in Syria
Although it prompts various questions, it is quite clear that China's policy change, in other words its involvement in the Syrian conflict, will do nothing but increase chaos in the region.
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Is the perception of PKK changing in Turkey?
After realizing that joining the anti-Erdoğan bloc with opposition parties would legitimize its presence, the PKK, by doing so, created itself a very large and comfortable zone to easily terrorize
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The PKK's presence isn't derived from political conflicts with governments but their deep hatred for the state itself.
The perspective of European countries on human rights and autocratic regimes in the Middle East needs to take a more humanitarian form so as to end the ongoing civil wars.
We will observe the unveiling of new political and electoral dynamics in the run up to the elections, but whatever happens on the political scene, resumption of the sense of political stability and predictability will be the key to support brave decisions that the security and economy bureaucracies might be expected to take in the coming days and months.
The HDP fails to be a political party owing to its support to the PKK. Hence, Kurdish citizens have to remind the party of the difference between a party and a terrorist organization for the future of the reconciliation process.
US Betting on the Wrong Horse in Syria
US support of Kurdish offshoot group in Syria could backfire in the medium-term.
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Turkey and Shanghai Cooperation Organization
In line with its multidimensional foreign policy line in recent years, Ankara adopted an attitude of proactive engagement with major regional institutional organizations such as the Arab League, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the African Union.
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The developments following the elections and breakdown of the reconciliation process demonstrated that the HDP's unprecedented success in the elections was indeed a pyrrhic victory.
Here is a political hyperreality: Turkey, while fighting against all terrorist groups in the region, is somehow being portrayed to the world as if it is ignoring the threat.
Nowadays, the HDP and the PKK find themselves at a crossroads: They will either walk further down the path of violence or reinstate the cease-fire to maximize their gains in northern Syria and reap the benefits of peace in Turkey.
The fight against ISIS necessitates an agreement between Turkey and the international coalition to counteract ISIS and protect the countries bordering ISIS-controlled areas.
Quite contrary to Turkeys anti-ISIS campaign in the region, the PKK is ungratefully trying to pull the Turkish government into the chaos between ISIS and the PKK-supported PYD
Despite all of its efforts to launch an active integration with the West, China's bad reputation regarding its treatment to the Muslim community in the Xinjiang Region grows bolder.
Hoping that the PYD will deal with ISIS in the region does not seem to be realistic and, furthermore, could generate further destabilizing ethnic tensions in the region.
It has been almost a week since the elections in Turkey and there are still debates about possible scenarios in the next phase.
The fight against ISIS needs to have well-designed, articulated and comprehensive strategies that will include what do on the day after the projects are completed.
In the aftermath of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 countries, the U.S. is facing a more complicated relationship with Gulf countries. It seems that the Camp David summit was not very successful in refreshing Gulf countries' confidence in the U.S. as a diplomatic ally.
