Turkey and Russia Could Be Headed Towards a Crisis. Here's How Trump Should Respond. | The National Interest

Turkey and Russia Could Be Headed Towards a Crisis. Here's How Trump Should Respond. | The National Interest: When Erdogan views the map of the Middle East, Erdogan sees Syria and most of Iraq as historic Turkish territory taken from the Turks when the Ottoman Empire collapsed at the end of WWI. It is no accident that Turks wear T-shirts with Erdogan’s picture and the slogan “The Sultan of the World.” Russia may have a problem with that.