I wonder to what degree is erdogan loyal to the US? And what role do
   kurds play?

   Erdoğan is a puppet of America, and he is loyal to whoever pays him.it
   got my attention and wanted to share and some of the characters in this
   series represent MIT agents in Turkey.I read about it.In addition,
   Turkey, Erdogan, is the financier of ISIS.

   Can Dündar made this news and had to flee to Germany. My dad's in the
   photo I shared, and I just saw this story from the Guardian :

   [1]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/25/turkish-journalists-ca
   n-dundar-erdem-gul-secret-trial-revealing-arms-deliveries-syria

   Also Video: ISIS executioner who burned two Turkish soldiers alive in
   sick video is killed in a firefight in Syria :

   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1380405/Sadistic-execution
   -Turkish-captives-burnt-alive-ISIS.html

References

   1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/25/turkish-journalists-can-dundar-erdem-gul-secret-trial-revealing-arms-deliveries-syria