Saw the movie and it was good. We need more of it.
What is ironic is that Russia and Turkey are traditional enemies, in fact the Turks claimed the Armenians were secretly helping their orthodox Russian brethren. Turkey being on Germany’s side in WWI.
Gallipoli was the failed effort by the Brits to open the straits for Russia to the Black Sea.
My opinion of the Russia/Turkey relationship is similar to yours.
I don’t believe anything that Turkey says about anything. They are totally untrustworthy. Now and from the beginning.
In the beginning, under Kemal, they were not Jihadi’s. Turkey then, gave lip service to secularism. There are some that say Kemal was an atheist, I believe he was.
The Movie? Need more? Yes. There are some concerning the tragedies in Norther Syria. I have not viewed them, but I suspect some of them are politically motivated. So, we’ll have to wait to see where they go.