As life continues in the Middle East, Turkey is starting to learn more about responsibility and everybody wants Turkey to apologize for things that it has done in recent years and even more, for things that have not occurred yet. If and when something goes wrong in the region it has always been Turkey's fault. It was Turkey that had started the Gulf wars and the civil wars in both Syria and Iraq and Turkey is the main culprit for terrorist attacks in the region and the world. It was not Western states' but Turkey's fault to allow European, Russian and American fighters join DAESH - nobody could blame those states for not preventing their citizens from leaving their countries to join terrorist groups. They would never take any responsibility for their citizens and question the motives behind their voluntary actions to cause violence and casualties, including their own deaths. What is more, these countries go so far as to release those members of terrorist organizations when Turkey deports them, and even extradites them with warnings that these people are potentially dangerous. As a matter of fact, one of these individuals took part in the recent Brussels bombings. Yet these circles still continue to blame Turkey.Whenever a terrorist attack occurs in Turkey these groups rush to the scene and begin to scream, accusing the Turkish government of lacking intelligence and being ineffective in protecting its citizens. They do not stop there, as they immediately demand the resignation of the government claiming that Turkey has been inclined toward being an authoritarian state. Every terrorist attack and Turkey's struggle against the PKK in southeastern Anatolia have been used as a tool to declare that the current government is disastrous or, in the words of foreign journalists, a failing state.JE SUIS TERRORGlancing at the recent violent events in the West one sees the splendid intelligence failures in the heart of European capitals. Superb French intelligence agencies could not predict the forthcoming attacks after the publication of some offensive cartoons by Charlie Hebdo. The whole world watched the November Paris attacks live and the magnificent French security forces could not thwart suicide bombers. A bomb could explod next door to the European Union's administrative headquarters claiming dozens of lives and it is the Muslims to blame, triggering Islamophobia with hashtags like #StopIslam. There are abundant examples of the ineffectiveness of failing Western states concerning various terrorist attacks and school shootings in their peaceful countries. Furthermore, iconic landmarks all around the world are lit up in the colors of the French or Belgian flags to pay tribute to these nations, but when it comes to Turkey we do not see any of these images of solidarity as no one becomes JeSuisAnkara or JeSuisIstanbul, but they are all JeSuisCharlie, JeSuisParis or the Eiffel Tower in the colors of the Belgian flag. This inhumane and cruel attitude is an indication of an implicit accusation of Ankara supporting terrorist organizations. For these people the loss of innocent Turkish individuals' lives has no significance because they probably voted for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and consequently deserved whatever happened to them.Every single attack occurs in a country in the troubled Middle East where the bloodiest civil wars are taking place and, by sharing the longest land border with Syria, it is Turkey that is culpable. I would not hesitate to attack Turkey if I were a member of a terrorist organization, as nobody would hold me liable for the deadliest assault. Since Turkey is a failing (!) state everything it does or does not do is its fault. Put the blame on Turkey.Turkey is such a feeble state that the colonial governors of the United States and Germany had to issue warnings to state officials about the upcoming attacks through their embassies. If their warnings are not heeded, then their two former ambassadors would have all the rights to determine who would run the country. Instead of condemning terrorist organizations they accuse Turkey of reclining in authoritarianism easily.Turkey has been criticized for its foreign policy on Syria as it has stood on the side of innocent people who just wanted to have more democratic rights under a the brutal dictatorship of the Baathist regime. However, global powers interfered with the domestic demands of Syrians from thousands of kilometers away. They were after their individual interests at the expense of the people suffering from the atrocities carried out by their own state. Turkey should not be expected to serve the interests of those powers and voiced its concerns, which were misinterpreted as if Ankara was supporting some radical elements in Syria and Iraq. If there is a fire in the house next door you should not turn a blind eye by simply saying "so far so good," as the fire will sooner or later spread to your house as well. Furthermore, the house is not still and silent, there are some separatist movements that want to tear the house down.ıdeologıcal PARALLELISMUsing the recently fashionable term "quagmire" for Syria, a country in which different groups are seemingly fighting with each other, suddenly found a new scape goat in Turkey to enhance their struggles with each other. As the PKK terrorist group has been fighting against the Turkish state for decades, their ideological offspring, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed People's Protection Units (YPG) have been seeking to advance their dream of an independent Kurdistan in Syria at the expense of local ethnic groups such as Arabs, Turkmen and rival Kurdish groups. The YPG is a newfound friend of the West as they claim they are fighting against DAESH on the ground since the Western allies are reluctant to send their own troops after the bitter experience of the Gulf wars. In this proxy war, Western powers have abused YPG militias h by praising them in their media and presenting them to the rest of the world as good guys. In the meantime, Turkey has been portrayed as a monster when its fights against its parents, the PKK.If you look into the abyss you would see what is truly going on unless you are blind. Global powers pretend not to see the YPG's affiliation with the outlawed PKK, an organization that has been recognized by all as a terrorist group. Rather, they continue to accuse Ankara of backing their enemies: DAESH. These two parties are fighting each other in Syria, but both simultaneously carry out terrorist attacks in Turkey. And somehow Turkey is the culprit like in a murder case where the victim is declared the guilty party. It is quite interesting that everybody expects Turkey to yell "mea culpa, mea culpa!" If Turkey tries to defend itself and respect its territorial integrity and that of neighboring countries then it would be reduced to becoming a new Pakistan.The Turkish public is used to such accusations of "Iranization" or "Malaysianization" in the past, and currently we have begun to hear the latest accusation of "Pakistanization." We have also learned that these kinds of unwarranted and baseless fears were just attempts at social engineering to design domestic politics. This latest attempt likening Turkey to another country is nothing less than a disrespectful attitude to both countries. Instead, it is an open delusion that some would like to see a weak and fragile Turkey, which would serve their interests.If Turkey is a NATO member and a Western ally, as they emphasize at every opportunity, it is expected that Turkey should be supported against all kinds of terrorist violence instead of attacking it with false accusations, since a weaker and desperate Turkey would not serve to extinguish the fire in the quagmire. Everybody should acknowledge that it is not so good in the Middle East. It is not an issue of a failing state, but rather a falling of wrong policies in the region and the landing seems to be the most important thing for the future.* Professor of anthropology at Marmara University in Istanbul @alimuratyel