The Turks are just about our oldest allies in this world.
That is a historically ignorant comment. The USA has fought two wars against Turkey, one against the Barbary pirates in Tripoli (an Ottoman Turkish protectorate) and in World War One. The French, (like it or not) hold the title of America's oldest allies. We fought the British twice, too. The Brits burned Washington, D.C. to the ground.
P.S.: The Marine song celebrates the voctory over the Turk, ...to the shores of Tripoli