The legacy of July 15, which brought together people from various backgrounds for the sake of Turkey's future, must be kept alive for the next generations

For Trump, who previously called climate change "a hoax" and closely followed the advice of Steve Bannon, the headmaster tasked to preserve his populist appeal since the campaign trail, the decision is simply meant to realize a campaign pledge.

Mr. Trump's determination to work with Turkey has the potential to create a new trend of cooperation in re-designing the Middle East

How U.S. support to the PYD/PKK in Syria will affect the Turkey-U.S. relationship? What will be the implications of the U.S. strategy to defeat DAESH for the region? How is the PKK taking advantage of the U.S. military assistance to the YPG?

Ankara has begun to renew its foreign policy agenda in the post-referendum era in attempt to balance the shaken relations with its alliances

The United States wants to get involved in the Syrian crisis again – rapidly and effectively.

Turkey, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel, is trying to develop a new kind of relationship with the Trump administration – which still looks unpredictable

Having lost its prestige in Syria with the repeated failed policies of the Obama administration, the U.S. is now about to lose all presence in the Middle East unless Trump immediately becomes involved in the Syrian equation

Turkey's decision to extend its existing offensive in Syria is quite audacious, but it has no choice other than to assume its active role in the Syrian civil war, which is the root cause of many problems in the Middle East

Following the warm phone call between presidents Trump and Erdoğan, the CIA head's Ankara visit was the first face-to-face start of the new negotiation era between Turkey and the U.S., which heralds the change of power balance approaching the Middle East

The United States wants to get involved in the Syrian crisis again rapidly and effectively.

The already weakened ties with allies in the region due to former U.S. President Obama's policies may receive another blow after the U.S.'s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, unless Trump is quick to take action to fix ties

In order to become a key player in the Middle East again, Washington needs to repair its damaged relations with Ankara

Despite all the stress and difficulties, the systemic transformation process in Turkey must be worth to endure for a brighter future

The PKK is an existential threat for both Iraq and Turkey. Baghdad, Irbil and Ankara need to work more closely on counterterrorism to succeed

By attacking a popular nightclub in Istanbul, the terrorists wanted Turkish people to accept defeat but the only way out of the current situation is to keep going forward

Turkey will continue to be in Syria no matter what until Daesh terrorists are completely eliminated from the towns