Apparently the Turks are now asking the American to bring patriot missiles in Syria to defend them. What an embarrassment. They are flip flopping between the Americans and Russians every few weeks. I wonder if their leaders are naive enough to think the Americans/NATO will actually come to the rescue? Furthermore, despite their bravado, it seems they're being hit hard in Syria but they are unable to actually retaliate. This is a classic example of thinking you're far stronger than you actually are.
The Turks should have never got involved this way in Syria. They simply do not have the capability to expand influence in the ways Iran does. What they should have done is made a deal the Syrians. Turks could have worked with Assad to secure the bordering regions together to prevent any instability by the Kurdish groups (which is their main actual security concern) and work to bring refugees back on Syrian soil. Instead, they have decided to pursue quixotic goals of supporting these terrorists in the hope they can have some sort of a long term foot hold in Syria. It's honestly embarrassing seeing this level of failure. Whoever is their planner obviously needs some proper lessons regarding how these games are really played.