Turkey's Relationship With Russia in the Middle East Is Complicated

Turkey has a difficult and complicated relationship russia, with which it shares a presence in syria. Turkey is our native ally, but they're going to a meeting that nobody in theied states would ever attend or support them attending. There are contradictions in turkey's policy and turkey doesn't shy away from having contradictions in its policy. The there issues o turkey getting f 16, i thinkltim ly, their principal interest is with the united states. But they feel if they're too slavishly allined with the United States, they'll be taken for granted.