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Chain of events:

Russia and Turkey have an agreement to supply (put a strangle hold on) the EU with a natural gas pipeline.

Turkish airforce shoots dowm a Russian plane. ISIS rebels (US backed) capture and kills pilot. This strains relations and the pipeline deal is called off.

Turkey gets attacked by ISIS (US backed??) at Ankara airport.

Turkey the has a coup attempt but it is thwarted. Reports of Turkish airforce participation. Incirlik AB isolated, Commander is arrested.

Turkey claims coup is US/CIA backed and reports Russia provided them Intel prior to coup attempt.

Turkey and Russia announce normalization of relations.

Correct. But there is an important tidbit : not only the coup is blamed on Gulen and US but there are now statements from the Erdogan camp that the people responsible for downing of the Russian plane were gulenists, coup participants and controlled by the US and the Saudis.

Likely BS, but clears the record.