[nickcarraway]

Historically, they haven't always been, but since the fall of the USSR in the early 90s, they have. They are among each other's top trading partners. Russia is Turkey's top source of energy, and the source of a big chunk of their tourism.

Here is a recent article demonstrating this:

Erdogan eyes tighter Turkey, Russia alliance (Monday, 1 December 2014)

[dfwgator]

Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia were each’s biggest trading partners as well, just sayin’.

[amorphous]

Historically, they haven't always been, but since the fall of the USSR in the early 90s, they have. They are among each other's top trading partners. Russia is Turkey's top source of energy, and the source of a big chunk of their tourism.

Those times have/are changing under Erdogan. Turkey is turning away from secularism to Islamism under their current leader, who some say he has aspirations of becoming the head of a new Islamic Caliphate.

Today, Turkey's government under Erdogan is no ally of Russia's government under Putin.