yes this year can be said the turning point of bitcoin..it is iincreasing gradually.i think it will become more than 1500$..
you are right that this year proves very good for bitcoin because the price of bitcoin is increasing gradually and have broke all the previous record, as you quoted that its price will become more than 1500$ in this year but i am really sure that it will cross 2000$ at the end of this year because of the stability of bitcoin, and it will be very good for bitcoin.