In new roles Erdogan, Davutoglu tackle regional challenges
Doubt is spreading that the new administration in regionally isolated Turkey will rise to meet its long list of formidable challenges that require international cooperation.
Turkey is facing a set of challenges in the Middle East, largely but not entirely because of the advent of the Islamic State (IS), which it never expected to face two years ago. Prime Minister-designate Ahmet Davutoglu will have to chart a new course through the turbulence in the region that has started to pose serious threats to Turkey.
Experts do not appear hopeful that the Davutoglu government, which will operate under the tutelage of President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can rise to the occasion. The expectation is that Erdogan and Davutoglu will be preoccupied with the 2015 general elections and have little time to spend on foreign policy.
