Most interesting details, thanks for your informative post.
It is an ever changing situation - all these alliances might reverse themselves in 2016. It would not be surprising.
I am very alarmed that Turkey is being invited into the EU. It just does not make sense. They ought to be kicked out of NATO, for supporting terrorism.
“They (Turkey) ought to be kicked out of NATO, for supporting terrorism.”
Turkey has a lot of useful strengths, but its current regime is anti-western.
We need regime change, and the Turks need it too, as they are sliding toward dictatorship, war and economic ruin.