a commander in chief as long as this war if this war continues and continues for him he s going to lose a lot of troops and it s going to weaken the reputation of the turkish armed forces this is why i think this would be a solution and it seems that the russians have also had a word to say and it seems that one has talked to putin about it and it quite confirms the scenario that i just try to depict the shifting alliances are absolutely fascinating we thank you so much for joining us to talk a little bit about the potential fallout of it all then your gallup editor in chief of the magazine middle east expert thanks for joining me. and with turkey engaged in syria is looking to improve military ties with some of its allies including germany where the past few days have seen a thawing in relations this after uncle released german turkish journalist denis you child who was held in istanbul for a year without charge but now some are wondering what turkey might get in return they think tha