TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Recep Tayyip Erdogan ? "There have been lots of reports about Turkey leaving the West and making an alliance with Russia. And I don't think this reflects reality " he said. "I don't think that  President Erdogan  wants Turkey to leave the western camp. .... (the) Turkish economy simply cannot survive without western investment. And Russia doesn't have that financial power."

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John Conyers ? Maher said she didn't report the harassment because  Conyers  is a powerful man in Washington and she didn't think it would be taken seriously.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Shaun White ?  Ferguson  cleaned up  his  second run after a fall in the first. And after a strong final run earned  him  a 90.75   he  finished 4th; Josey was 6th and Pates was 8th.

SOLUTION:
Positive