Most Russians are not ready for the restoration of political contacts between their country and Turkey, whereas one-third of the Russians demand that Moscow discontinue any contact with Ankara. 

The Russian Public Opinion Research Center (WCIOM) has presented such data.

Sociologists asked what Turkey policy the Kremlin should conduct in the future, and 35 percent of respondents selected the option of complete cessation of relations.

At present, the Russians give a negative assessment to their country’s bilateral relations with Turkey, and 23 percent of the respondents consider these relations to be hostile.

Also, nearly half of Russians maintain that Russian-Turkish bilateral relations are only getting tenser. 

On November 24, 2015, the Turkish air force shot down a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft/interdictor nearby the Turkish-Syrian border. The warplane was taking part in the antiterrorism operations in Syria. This incident led to the ongoing strain in Turkey-Russia relations.