On this episode of Shifting Tides Elif and Michael are joined by Sener Akturk, Associate Professor of International Relations at Koc University to talk about Turkish-Russian relations and the complexities that characterize them.  They discuss points of convergence and disagreements between the two countries, theaters of competition, Turkiye's geopolitical balancing act amid the war in Ukraine and its strategic importance as well as the future trajectory of Turkish-Russian relations.