Tallha Abdulrazaq is a researcher at the University of Exeter's Strategy and Security Institute and winner of the 2015 Al Jazeera Young Researcher Award. His research focuses on Middle Eastern security and counter-terrorism issues. Follow him on Twitter: @thewarjournal
Comment: The Turkish government has pivoted on key foreign policy positions, and been compelled to backtrack on grand promises it was never in a position to keep, writes Tallha Abdulrazaq