Turkey's ruling AKP party is taking several risks by associating with Syria. If the allegations of Syria's nuclear cooperation with North Korea are confirmed, the AKP might be seen as a Syrian supporter, thus damaging its image in Washington. Furthermore, Turkey's publicized attempt to reconcile Syria and Israel -- a process that has been running on "track two" for a while -- might be misconstrued by the U.S. administration. In this Turkish-language op-ed, Soner Cagaptay answers the following key questions: How much influence does Ankara have with Syria? What are the Syrian and Israeli expectations from the peace process? Can Ankara establish peace between Israel and Syria? And finally, how does Washington see this process?
