Old rivalry aside, it is natural for Turkey to get close to Russia.
In 1990s Russia was the major market for Turkish manufacturing , right now Turkey is also a top destinations for Russian holiday makers, with millions of people visiting it every summer. Millions of Turks are working in Russia too, mostly in construction industry.
As far as Russians aren’t into crusades into Turkey and there are no Turkish slavers raiding Russian southern towns like it was it the time, all the problems between nations are simply artifical. A huge part of Turkish real estate and businesses are owned or controlled by muslim Russians, and Turkey is adequately advancing in Russia.
Not to mention it is wise to be friendly to Russia for Turkey. It is largely comparable to Ukraine in terms of size and firepower, so Putin can play a Kurd or Christian card the way it’s done in Ukraine they against Erdogan government easily.
Turkey is a divided country right now. A division is mostly between younger illiterate youth brainwashed by the Saudis, their ignorant village parents, and on the other side conservative secularists - the Ataturk followers who does their best to defy veils, sharia and all the crap.
Needless to say the west is not a model for the latter anymore, but Putin is rather appealing.
Excellent points.