Hurriyet Daily News published an article by Yusuf Kanli devoted to the Turkish Prime Minister's recent meeting with US President Barack Obama. "Despite ups and downs in Turkish-American relations over the past 50 years or so, Washington has been a very important ally of Turkey, which has aspired to be the big brother or at least the game-setter in its neighborhood, while Ankara is also a key partner of the global superpower United States. Leaders of the two countries, naturally, have a busy agenda whenever they come together," the article reads.
"Syria is of course a very pressing issue to be discussed between Turkish and American leaders. Would a last-minute explosion that killed 52 help convince Obama walk the military road against Bashar al-Assad? Most likely, Obama would prefer to stay out of the quicksand of Syria despite Erdoğan’s futile efforts to enlist U.S. support for his coalition of Sunni fundamentalists in Syria."
"Ankara’s hopes of a Cyprus deal before the end of the year have hit the economic crisis iceberg in southern Cyprus. Through unilateral help to rescue Greek Cypriots by Turkey might produce a revival of the talks, Greek Cypriots’ phobia that they might be bought up by Turkey in this time of crisis pose a very serious challenge. Can the U.S. help?" the author writes.
