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Very quickly, however, the ditches swallowed all such expectations. Ancient Diyarbekir, which used to be virtually an open air museum, is today under fire, including all its mosques, churches, museums, and old inns or hostels. The late Tahir Elçi had stepped out to protect the historical Minaret on Four Columns. Now the Paşa Bath and the Kurşunlu Mosque have burned down. Unfortunately it looks as if more will follow.

The spectacular decline and subsequent increase of votes for the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in the last two elections naturally upset the...

Consequently, foreign politics resembles poker in that it requires the players to act as gamblers to some extent because what really matters is not to get the best out of one play, but to increase acquisitions by standing as a player over the long term.

The reality finally surfaced after returning from the world of dreams and fears. Turkey is now a significant and realistic agent in the Middle East again. Its targets, principles, allies and the possible limits of its actions are obvious. The basis of this new position is the motive of defense and protection. Although limited, the channels that would improve and reinforce Turkey's real power in the region through cooperation will be opened more explicitly from now on.

When looking back, Iran's success is very clear. Thanks to DAESH, it rendered the Sunni opposition illegitimate even though it constituted the majority, and guaranteed the permanence of Assad on behalf of stability.