The Middle East is in chaos again. The whole world is closely following Mosul’s occupation by the savage terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Along with Mosul’s occupation and the ensuing developments in Iraq, we in Turkey are also following the case of the Turkish nationals seized from the Turkish Consulate in Mosul.
A crisis desk was set up as soon as the news of the ISIS raid on the consulate reached Ankara. The Turkish government outlined a road map emphasizing the following three points: