A man prays at the scene of a suicide bombing at Istiklal Street, a major shopping and tourist district, in central Istanbul, March 20, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Osman Orsal)
* After Istanbul bombing, Israel recommends citizens to avoid visiting Turkey
* Turkey says Istanbul suicide bomber identified as ISIS member
It was Erdogan who ended the peace talks with the Kurds, declared war on the PKK, and joined the coalition against ISIS. Now he finds himself in an all-out war across three fronts.
Israeli diplomatic and intelligence channels are attempting to verify if the attack in Istanbul intentionally targeted Israeli tourists, although it is more likely that the Israelis were caught up as bystanders along with other tourists. Turkey receives 35 million tourists a year from many countries.
State tourism has not been affected, despite the recent terror wave which has hit the country, with a number of deadly attacks perpetrated by both Kurds and ISIS. This is in fact a war which has been going on for around six months, and has so far killed nearly 3,000 people.
President Recep Erdogan began this war by choice, and he did it for political purposes.
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More News On Turkey's Many Military Conflicts
Turkish Soldier, 28 Kurdish Militants Killed in Clashes in Southeast Turkey -- Sputnik
Families search for missing loved ones in Turkey's embattled Kurdish capital -- DW
Turkey Links Latest Istanbul Bombing to Islamic State -- Bloomberg
Russia claims Turkish troops entrenched in Syria -- AP
Turkey is a nation on edge -- Donatella Lorch, Special for USA TODAY
Erdogan takes authoritarian rule to new heights in war on PKK -- Al-Monitor
Kurdish crackdown: Is Turkey at war with its minority? -- RT
Analysis: Turkey Adhering to Military Option, Despite Terror Attacks. -- Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Bombing in Turkey: Another chapter in the Kurdish conflict? -- Jason Thomson, CSM
Turkey faces growing number of terrorist foes -- Financial Times
Turkey’s terror threat is larger than just the Kurds -- Joseph Dana, The National
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