History is a delightful science, and being in Istanbul is even more enjoyable. In history, there are neither true friendships nor enmities. The Soviet Union, referred to as ‘Moscow,’ was Turkey’s greatest enemy. Everything changed after the collapse on December 25, 1991; before that, as Celal Bayar famously said, ‘Russians can come every winter!’ One hundred and forty years ago, Russians had come as far … Okumaya devam et Ottoman-Russia Relations Through the Prof. Erhan Afyoncu Perspective