Explaining Russia-Turkey Relations in the Syrian Crisis from the perspective of contingent realism

The developments that began in the Middle East in 2011 had consequences. The protests against Assad caused crises and the emergence of the most violent terrorist groups, and took on an international dimension. A crisis that has shaken regional and supra-regional powers such as Turkey and Russia. Turkey entered the field because of its borders and the threats posed by terrorist groups, and Russia, in order to maintain its economic and military ties with Syria, and to avoid reducing its influence in the Middle East. Russia and Turkey previously had extensive cooperation, which was opposed by the Syrian crisis and the two countries' positions, culminating in the downing of a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian border and the severance of all ties with Turkey. But, once again, the two countries turned to cooperation. The purpose of this study is to explain the relations between Russia and Turkey in the Syrian crisis from the perspective of contingent realism. The main question is what theoretical model can be used to explain the relations between Russia and Turkey in the Syrian crisis? In response to the main question, the research hypothesis is based on the fact that Russia-Turkey relations are based on the transformation from the phase of tension and severance to cooperation and closeness of relations based on contingent realism based on prioritizing cooperation rather than competition in rival power relations. It can be explained for profit. The research method in this article is qualitative with an explanatory-descriptive approach.