And there is more bad news for Erdoğan. The perception that his true objective in supporting the Islamic State is to stem the rise of the Kurds, bolstered by his apparent indifference to the agony in Kobani, has jeopardized one of his major legacies: peace talks with the PKK.
对埃尔多安来说还有其他坏消息。人们认为支持伊斯兰国的真正目的是崛起库尔德人崛起——他完全漠视柯巴尼的惨象就是明证——这破坏了他的一大招牌形象：与PKK进行和平谈判。