"Thanks to the strength we derive from our profoundly rooted past with Poland, which lasts over six centuries, we have openly addressed all issues concerning our region as 2 allies and strategical partners" - [give president Erdoğan after gathering with Prime Minister Tuski](https://defence24.pl/geopolitics/premier-tusk-in-turture-in-short-meeting-with-President-erdogan). These words not only reflect the profoundly rooted past of relations between the Republic of Poland and the Ottoman Empire, but besides translate into modern relations. Moreover, both countries have a long list of experiences with Russian imperialism over hundreds of years. Hence, the ability to balance, but besides to set tough conditions for Moscow, is very characteristic in Turkey.
