Russians conquered Central Asia in the 1800s and in the end what do we have?? Most Central Asian countries are pro Russian.
Not to mention Central Asian Turks are pretty much racist Towards Turkish and Azerbaijani people.
They call us fake Turks while they call themselves the real ones. Turkey surpasses all of those Central Asian countries.
Turkey did not get conquered or colonised not to mention they fought for their independance. Turkey still has intiatitives to open bridges with them I dont see them doing the same.
Thats why these Pan Turkist and Pan Turanist dreams should be dropped. Only union I see is Turkey and Azerbaijan thats about it. There is pictures of Kazakhs fighting for the Armenians in the Karabag war.
Turks dont fear Russians at all even if the Russian bear calls itself strong. If wolves work together to bring down a bear so can the Turks play their cards.
Russians give the illusion to fear them especially since they defeated the Swedes, Poles, French, Germans and the Ottomans also made the Americans to fear them during the Cold War. Their empire spanned from Warsaw to Alaska.
Its all historical, political and cultural. Turkish and Russian spheres of influences clashes in many parts hence why both will never be friends. Dont expect a French-English reconcliation with the Turks and Russians it will never happen.
An Hypothetical war... will either be a Rain of Missiles till, one side abdicate or someone gonna move on the other...
And with RU advantages, with their missiles... It's TR that will need to move... First a Sea op is a no no... Will be a total disaster... so you gonna need to pass through the caucasus... so either via Georgia or Azerbaijan( via Armenia)... and the Q arise who's gonna risk their "state" by allowing you in? And if both refuse... Then you gonna first fight one of them...
Then let's say, that under Airstrikes,missiles etc... TR succeed to move on the Caucasus... And that's where the problems begin... Nothing pass through there... it's on foot and on foot only... So TR will find herself with only soldiers when they get to Chechnya...
Well... I think you get the picture... Turkey alone... will lose... Not because they lack will... but the conditions doesn't favor her in any shape or form...
Now, you say, wolf if they work together can bring the bear down... and that I agree... But what if the image of the Wolf... wasn't being a Turk but... being a "Muslim"... What if TR adopt a more "Muslim" centric approach and a rhetoric of "Jihad"... Then, it will not be seen as a "National interest vs Another... but a fight with deeper "roots"...
I do, believe that TR should push for an "Islamic" Strategy... as it will bear more reward/guarantee IF things happen... with RU.
RU History has given the Muslim world a lot to think about... a lot of Frustration... Anger... Something that wasn't the case 2 centuries ago... when the RUS were unknown...
Islam will break the barriers that you face right now... be it in the Turkic or Arab world... The War will have a different dimension that goes beyond Turkey.