It takes two to crisis

As Americans say, it takes two to tango. Now we also have to know that it takes two to crisis.

The tension between Turkey and Russia, which has been going on for 10 days, revealed it is impossible to escalate a crisis if one of the two sides tries insistently to control it. 

Moreover, the neighborhood is also pushing for the reconciliation of this couple. Last week, during the Climate Summit in Paris, both American and European leaders called for calm and a diplomatic solution in their bilateral meetings with both Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

One of the reasons why the crisis hasn't escalated is two-dimensional; in other words, Turkey-Russia relations. The enormous trade volume and long-term energy agreements between the two countries prevent relations from breaking down. This is why Putin has refrained so far from speaking about their agreements on energy and power plants, which require a deep strategic partnership.

This is mainly why not only Ankara, but also the West considers Putin's statements as directed to his own domestic public opinion and Russia's hinterland, i.e. Ukraine, Georgia and Crimea, where he has recently been consolidating his power and is still having a power struggle. 

A high-level official shared with me this week that French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in their bilateral meetings with Erdo?an in Paris that Putin's messages targeted Russian people. Accordingly, the two leaders also told Putin that he was "doing wrong."

The second reason is multi-dimensional. The international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has been pioneered by the U.S. and includes Turkey and...