Turkey is not only militarily strong, but also economically prosperous and the country is very rich. Turkey was one of the most prosperous countries in the world at that time, and Istanbul, the capital, became a prosperous world capital because it controlled two-thirds of the Mediterranean Sea, the whole Red Sea and the Black Sea, and monopolized most of the trade between the Mediterranean Sea and West Asia. Businessmen from various countries shuttled through the land of the Ottoman Empire, with a population of over 32 million, making it the largest power in West Asia and North Africa.
The reform of the Turkish Empire followed suit, but the imperialist struggle and national independence movement in the modern world came very quickly. 182 1 year, the war of independence broke out in Greece under Turkish rule; Meanwhile, Egypt stood on its own feet. Since then, more than 20 countries have split from Turkey's Balkan Peninsula, Middle East and African territories.
The glorious history of aggression has created the Turkish people's super national pride and strong national style. Take shooting down a Russian fighter plane as an example. It's just a piece of cake for it. This kind of incident seems that its NATO allies dare not try it easily, but Turkey does. Russia's prosperity, from the former Soviet Union, is only a hundred years now, but Turkey's history and prosperity are many times higher than Russia's.