Turkey has always had great power ambitions, the revival of the Ottoman Empire is a goal that cannot be hidden, the main strategy is to try to survive in the cracks between the United States and Russia, and to make a big deal out of the source, but also understand that the status of a great power is not falling from the sky, historical experience proves: the status of a great power depends on fighting, and now the war between Russia and Ukraine has been triggered, how does Turkey choose in the end? Turkey can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, gain benefits, but the benefits are limited, there are many disadvantages, and it can also participate in the war with Russia for a war, and it is really troublesome to lose, but it has the qualification of a big country if it wins.
The relationship between Tibet and Ukraine is not shallow
Now Turkey has shown support for Ukraine, openly antagonizing Russia, including selling arms and providing military aid to Ukraine, shouting: "Turkey will not freeze arms sales to Ukraine to please Russia." "The Turkish army is also training Ukrainian personnel, at the end of 2021, the Ukrainian army has begun to use indigenous drones to attack the targets of the militia in east Ukraine, by the beginning of February 2022, people found that a number of Turkish transport aircraft took off from Kayseri and landed in Kiev, what exactly is unknown. Now there is a saying that the Turkish army appeared in The Donbass, and the Turkish army disguised and sent troops under a different name, just as it did when the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was supported by Azerbaijan.
If you defeat Russia, not only to obtain the status of a great power, but also to avenge the world, Russia and Turkey have a long grudge, from the 17th century, until the end of the First World War, the two sides intermittently in a total of 241 years, fought 12 wars, of which the famous reached 10 times, on average less than 19 years there was a large-scale war, the longest series of wars in European history.
Wasn't the Ottomans a small country in the early years of the map?
As a result of the whole war, Tsarist Russia expanded its territory, from not touching the Black Sea at all, to occupying a vast area on the north shore of the Black Sea, the corresponding Ottoman Empire gradually declined, its territory in Europe gradually shrunk, and it was once again driven out of Europe.
If historically speaking, most of the land in southern Russia and Ukraine was once the territory of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey's territorial claims to areas such as the Crimean Peninsula are not without historical basis. Historically, Turkey's anti-Russians are no surprises, not to mention that there are no small contradictions between the two sides now, Turkey is trying to expand, and the biggest problem encountered is Russia. The Caucasus is regarded by Russia as its own yard, it is impossible to allow Turkey to come to chaos, and Turkey wants to intervene in Syria, which is equivalent to making enemies of Russia.
Challenge Russia has a market in Turkey
Turkey remains hostile to Russia, and Russia is wary of Turkey. According to a Report on Feb. 8, General Leonid Ivashov, chairman of the All-Russian Officers' Conference, issued an appeal to the Russian president entitled "The Eve of War" that nato would side with Ukraine and Turkey would be involved in a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It is believed that Turkey will take the opportunity to attack the Russian backyard in an attempt to occupy Crimea and possibly invade the Caucasus.
Need to curry favor with Russia?
Now that Turkey is actively supporting Ukraine and showing enough ambition, the West is also actively agitating Turkey, and on February 8, US Secretary of State Blinken spoke with the Turkish foreign minister, emphasizing "the common commitment of the United States and Turkey to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine." "Then who dares to say that Turkey will not be persuaded by the United States to eventually participate in the war against Russia?