They are not tactics. Obama agrees with Turkey’s actions, and it appears you agree with Obama. No?
About four weeks ago the Russians buzzed our carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, while conduction operations with the Korean navy. They were one nautical mile away and only 500 feet off the deck. The Russians have been aggressively shadowing US and NATO aircraft. They are the provocateurs. Turkey taught the Russians a hard lesson. I doubt they will get that close again. Message sent. Message received.