Peace and God’s mercy be upon you. At this time, discussion centers on Turkey’s downing of a Russian aircraft, while, in the author’s view, little is said about what Russian forces are doing there or why they kill children, women, and elderly people indiscriminately.
The Turkish military said it had not known the aircraft shot down on the Syrian border was Russian and was ready for all forms of cooperation with the Russian military.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 25, it said the aircraft’s identity had not been known and the rules of engagement had been applied automatically.
The Turkish military also said it had made substantial efforts to find the Sukhoi’s two pilots and informed Russian military authorities of its readiness to cooperate in every way.
Earlier on Wednesday, it released what it described as recordings of warnings to the Russian aircraft before it was shot down on Tuesday at the Syrian border.
One English-language recording repeatedly said: “This is the Turkish Air Force. You are approaching Turkish airspace. Change your heading south immediately.” The military said it issued ten warnings in five minutes.
The Russian pilot who survived, however, said he received no warning and no communication from the Turkish military.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told Justice and Development Party lawmakers that Turkey was Russia’s friend and neighbor and had no intention of threatening relations with the Russian Federation. He stressed that channels of dialogue remained open.
Turkey said two of its F-16s shot down a Sukhoi Su-24 after warning it ten times to leave Turkish airspace.
Moscow maintained that the aircraft was inside Syrian airspace and suggested the operation had been planned. President Vladimir Putin called it a stab in the back and said it would have consequences for bilateral relations.
The incident killed one Russian pilot and was the most serious between Moscow and Ankara since Russian air operations in Syria began two months earlier.
Peace and God’s mercy be upon you. At this time, discussion centers on Turkey’s downing of a Russian aircraft, while, in the author’s view, little is said about what Russian forces are doing there or why they kill children, women, and elderly people indiscriminately.
The Turkish military said it had not known the aircraft shot down on the Syrian border was Russian and was ready for all forms of cooperation with the Russian military.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 25, it said the aircraft’s identity had not been known and the rules of engagement had been applied automatically.
The Turkish military also said it had made substantial efforts to find the Sukhoi’s two pilots and informed Russian military authorities of its readiness to cooperate in every way.
Earlier on Wednesday, it released what it described as recordings of warnings to the Russian aircraft before it was shot down on Tuesday at the Syrian border.
One English-language recording repeatedly said: “This is the Turkish Air Force. You are approaching Turkish airspace. Change your heading south immediately.” The military said it issued ten warnings in five minutes.
The Russian pilot who survived, however, said he received no warning and no communication from the Turkish military.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told Justice and Development Party lawmakers that Turkey was Russia’s friend and neighbor and had no intention of threatening relations with the Russian Federation. He stressed that channels of dialogue remained open.
Turkey said two of its F-16s shot down a Sukhoi Su-24 after warning it ten times to leave Turkish airspace.
Moscow maintained that the aircraft was inside Syrian airspace and suggested the operation had been planned. President Vladimir Putin called it a stab in the back and said it would have consequences for bilateral relations.
The incident killed one Russian pilot and was the most serious between Moscow and Ankara since Russian air operations in Syria began two months earlier.