Where are all those Sultan Erdogan supporters beating their chest, taunting Russia?

I'll just leave this here for y'all to chew on...

https://www.rt.com/news/348562-putin-erdogan-turkey-pilot/


[size=18pt]Erdogan apologizes to Putin over death of Russian pilot, calls Russia ‘friend & strategic partner’[/size]
Published time: 27 Jun, 2016 13:05
Edited time: 27 Jun, 2016 17:37



Russian President Vladimir Putin has received a letter in which his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the death of the pilot who was killed when a Russian jet was downed over the Syrian-Turkish border last November, the Kremlin said.
Erdogan expressed readiness to restore relations with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

The incident involving the downing of the Russian Su-24 bomber led to the worst deterioration of Turkish-Russian relations in recent history, with Russia describing it as a “stab in the back.”


“The head of the Turkish state expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the relatives of the deceased Russian pilot and said ‘sorry,’” Peskov said.

In his letter, Erdogan called Russia “a friend and a strategic partner” of Ankara, with whom the Turkish authorities would not want to spoil relations.

“We never had a desire or a deliberate intention to down an aircraft belonging to Russia,” the letter read, according to a statement published on the Kremlin website.

According to the statement, Erdogan’s letter stressed that “the Turkish side undertook all the risks and made a great effort to recover the body of the Russian pilot from the Syrian opposition, bringing it to Turkey. The organization of the pre-burial procedures was conducted in accordance with all religious and military procedures.”

Ankara has treated the family of the dead Russian pilot as if it were a Turkish family and is “ready for any initiatives to relieve the pain and severity of the damage done,” the letter said.

The address by the Turkish leader also informed that a criminal investigation has been launched against the person suspected of killing the Russian pilot, the Kremlin said.

In addition, Erdogan expressed readiness to tackle security challenges in the region and fight terrorism together with Moscow.

Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported that sources close to Erdogan have confirmed that the letter with the apology was sent to Moscow.

On November 24, 2015, a Russian Su-24 bomber, taking part in an anti-terrorist mission in Syria, was brought down by the Turkish Air Force.

The plane crashed in rebel-held territory in Syria near the Turkish border. The pilots ejected, but one - Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov - was killed by machine gun fire from the militants on the ground.

Turkish nationalist Alparslan Celik has claimed responsibility for Peshkov's death.

Ankara claimed that it attacked the Russian bomber for violating its airspace, but was never able to provide proof that any wrongdoing took place.

Moscow vigorously denied the Turkish claims, calling the downing of the plane “a stab in the back" from a state which it had considered an ally.

Russia reacted strongly to the incident, imposing a wave of sanctions against Turkey, which affected trade, tourism, joint energy projects and other areas.

From the start, the Kremlin made it clear that restoration of normal relations with Turkey would be impossible without Ankara apologizing and paying compensation to the pilot’s family.

The news of Erdogan’s apology had a positive effect on Turkey’s currency. The Turkish lira rallied to 2.9330 from 2.9430 against the US dollar, Reuters reported.

Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, will take part in a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, due to take place in the Russian resort of Sochi on July 1, Turkish NTV channel reported.

An invitation to participate in the event was sent to Cavusoglu by Russia’s Foreign Ministry last week.

Also on Monday, Turkey reached an agreement to normalize relations with Israel, with the deal putting an end to the rift over the Israeli Navy’s killing of nine Turkish citizens during a Gaza flotilla raid in 2010.

US, Osman Faruk Logoglu, said he would not rule out the possibility that Erdogan had decided to mend relations with Russia after taking advice from Washington.

“These decisions aren’t taken lightly… So, you listen to your friends, including of course, the US and others,” he told RT.

Washington and NATO, in general, were “preoccupied with the state of relations between Turkey and Russia,” fearing the it may result in a military confrontation between the two states, Logoglu said.

“This latest initiative coming just before the Warsaw NATO summit will create a sense of comfort [from] the NATO alliance,” he added.

An international law professor at Georgetown University, Daoud Khairallah, has welcomed the Turkish apology, but stressed that now it would be important for Ankara to back its words by action.

“It’s a positive step. One would hope that beyond apologizing for downing the plane and killing of the pilot, this would contribute to the peace in the region, considering the role that Turkey has been playing in fueling the war in Syria and Iraq, facilitating the entrance of so many terrorists from all over the world,” Khairallah said.

According to the professor, President Erdogan “has started realizing the mistakes he made about the Syrian war” and that “using terrorism for political objectives” was costing Turkey dearly.

The Turkish president is “trying to mend fences now” because he finally realizes that “he can’t isolate himself from the rest of the world,” Khairallah said.

That's the way forward.. Let peace reign..

I just hope Putin will forgive him from the dept of his heart because Moscow do not forgive.. Check history if you doubt me.

Erdogan is so lucky because Turkey is part of the G8 pact signed with the US otherwise, Puttin would have gotten back at him long ago and trust me Puttin's revenge isn't sweet.

Glad Erdogan realized his mistake.

God is good. At last, peace can reign between the two. But why form strongman when you have more to lose from the faceoff? Anyway, its good that they have vrealized themselves now. You dont easily find market substitutes for 3 million tourists and tons of banned agricultural products. The reality speaks for itself.

Erdogan is just confused. i bet it's now clear to him that his move to join eu has frightened the britons more to exit eu.. austrian pm said if turkey joins eu, they are getting out the next day.

now it's clear to him that Russia should be turkeys ally but not an enemy. If there is any country Turkey needs to ally with, it should be the Syrian gov and Russia. Is it too late to cry ? The plan Anglozionist empire has for Turkey is that of Ukraine in which the west surported Ukraine against Poland during the war that saw Lviv stolen from poland and added to Ukraine. Now that Ukraine is falling today by the actions of those who started it and backed it against Russia.. it is the same ambition the anglozoo has for the YPG.pkk, the kurds... Kurdistan state !

A wise Turkey ought to have seen this coming but the foolish turkey decided to shoot itself in the leg by shooting down su24.

Anglozoo wants to expand Isreal stolen territories more and it's the reason for all these ISIS and Assad must go in the first place. Just because of this tiny terrorist zionist isreal then all these countries must fall. Even part of turkey is going down. Turkey has seen that sponsoring its own arm of terrorist in syria cannot take down the YPG/pkk where the puppet master itself is backing the YPG,kurds..

Turkey is in the midde of no where and stand the chance to lose more.
The Russians can never trust Turkey, this i know for sure.. Erdogan is a snitch and there is no way you can trust a snitch.

scully95:
Erdogan is just confused. i bet it's now clear to him that his move to join eu has frightened the britons more to exit eu.. austalian pm said if turkey joins eu, they are getting out the next day.

now it's clear to him that Russia should be turkeys ally but not an enemy. If there is any country Turkey needs to ally with, it should be the Syrian gov and Russia. Is it too late to cry ? The plan Anglozionist empire has for Turkey is that of Ukraine in which the west surported Ukraine against Poland during the war that saw Lviv stolen from poland and added to Ukraine. Now that Ukraine is falling today by the actions of those who started it and backed it against Russia.. it is the same ambition the anglozoo has for the YPG.pkk, the kurds... Kurdistan state !

A wise Turkey ought to have seen this coming but the foolish turkey decided to shoot itself in the leg by shooting down su24.

Anglozoo wants to expand Isreal stolen territories more and it's the reason for all these ISIS and Assad must go in the first place. Just because of this tiny terrorist zionist isreal then all these countries must fall. Even part of turkey is going down. Turkey has seen that sponsoring it own arm of terrorist in syria cannot take down the YPG/pkk where the puppet master itself is backing the YPG,kurds..

Turkey is in the midde of no where and stand the chance to lose more.
The Russians can never trust Turkey, this i know for sure.. Erdogan is a snitch and there is no way you can trust a snitch.

Bravo Scully!

The sultan has shown his mettle.... His acolytes have turned tail and made for the hills in shame....

I thought Turkey was "teaching Russia a lesson", "showing who's boss", "exposing just how weak Putin is & how his bootlickers should cower in shame", etc?

Why are y'all so quiet now? Zombies! Little understanding of real geopolitics. Equating Hollywood with real world events. Lol!


Turkish Prime Minister Expressed Readiness to Compensate Russia for Su-24 Incident
Translated by Ollie Richardson for Fort Russ
28th June, 2016

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Turkey is ready to compensate Russia for the damage after the Su-24 was downed. This statement was made by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to the TV channel TRT, reports RIA Novosti.

"The content of the letter is clear. We expressed our regret and, if necessary, will pay compensation. Both countries want normalization of relations. I think things are on the mend," he said.

On Monday, June 27th, it was reported that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the downed plane in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The crisis in relations between Moscow and Ankara started in the fall of 2015 due to the attack of the Turkish air force on the Russian Su-24 bomber engaged in anti-terrorist operations in Syria. The pilot Oleg Peshkov and co-pilot Konstantin Murakhtin ejected. Murakhtin managed to escape, but the pilot was shot from the ground by militants when he was in the air above the territory of residence of the Syrian Turkmen.

Since then, Russia imposed sanctions on Turkey, particularly banning the import of certain foodstuffs and repealing chartered flights and the visa-free regime.

Appleyard:
But why form strongman when you have more to lose from the faceoff?

I thought Missy89 & ValerianSteel said Putin would be the loser?

Zoharariel:


I thought Missy89 & ValerianSteel said Putin would be the loser?

Pls pardon my rebellious Mistress, self-delusion have always been the bulk of their audacious mendacity. Russia is a grandmaster of the geopolitikal game, and Erdogan is just realising it. As am typing now, Turkey is still searching for market for their ''caveat emptor'' goods, while various operators in its tourist sector are anguishly counting their customers and losses. And as if that is not enough, all of Turkey's financial and human resources committed to its interest in Syria, has so far, proved to be wasted efforts, with goals untenable.

I knew Erdogan would cave in sooner than later, especially when in April, they suddenly ''found'' and ''arrested'' the pilot killer, after four months, in a certain ''hotel'' in Ankara... Every sensible person back then could see that they were shamefully trying to appease and appeal to the Kremlin, and now that it is fully out, i believe people like us have been proven right.

Nevertheless, a lot of differences still exist between the two nations as far as Syria is concerned, and i wonder what sort of compromise and detente they are expecting from the Russians, following this new development. Maybe they have gotten wind of the theory that the US is planning to split Syria and create a kurdistan in that part of it, which in no doubt, is the last thing Turkey ever wanted to happen, as it would completely destroy all of Erdogan's dream of a sunni state-like domino in the mideast.

Well, we can only wait and hope for the better, because i don't see Russia ceding any of its interst in Syria to Turkey. Perhaps Turkey is only throwing in the trowel now for the sake of its economy, and if that is the case, then i must say, its a wise thing to do.

Goodluck to them and peace to the God forsaken and Satan rejected MidEast.

Erdogan the confused Isis sponsor, so he finally apologized. After he has seen that his co western allies might abandon him. Even if he apologies continuously everyday, he can never be trusted by Putin's Russia. The best thing that would happen to turkey is the ouster of the confused emperor erdogan.

Agbada hook for barb wire true true.

Appleyard, Zoharariel, Scully95, bonechamberlain dem Sultan Erdogan supporters club dem.... Where dem na?

[size=18pt]$9 Billion - The Toll on Turkish Economy for Shooting Down Russian Plane[/size]


June 29, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered an apology to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Russian Su-24 bomber downed in November of last year in the skies over Syria by Turkish air force.

This step opened an opportunity for Moscow to cancel economic sanctions against Turkey, reported Kremlin's press service.

In November of last year, Russian fighter which took part in Moscow military campaign in Syria was shot down. Ankara announced that it had acted lawfully, as the plane crossed the Turkish airspace; Moscow denies these arguments.

After the incident, Moscow quickly imposed sanctions, among which was a ban on imports of almost all food products – from tomatoes and apricots to chicken and salt products. However, it has not affected such important energy projects such as the international gas pipeline "Turkish stream".

Sharp deterioration in the socio-economic situation in Turkey forced Erdogan to take the first step to rapprochement with Moscow. It is expected that this year economic growth will be reduced to 3.5%. Last week the World Bank said that it is much lower than was recorded in the beginning of Erdogan's reign. A sharp drop in tourism revenue after a series of explosions this year and unrest in the South-East of the country played a role.

Russian sanctions, the growth of a terrorist threat, the escalation with Kurds in the South of the country, deterioration of Turkey's relations with the United States and the European Union because of refugees - all these factors have had a tremendous impact on the economy.

According to many experts, Turkish business elites have been dissatisfied with this situation and since the end of last year put pressure on Turkish leadership, especially Erdogan.

According to the Federal customs service (FCS), the trade turnover between Russia and Turkey amounted to more than $31 billion in 2014. By the end of 2015 it had dropped to $23.4 billion, and for the first four months of this year it amounted to only $4.8 billion. In fact, by the end of this year, the drop in trade can continue and the value of these losses could exceed $10 billion. Turkey estimates the damage from the deterioration of relations with Russia at 0.3–0.4% of GDP, or $9 billion. Such assessments were shared by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Shimshek in December 2015.

Turkey faced the biggest drop in the flow of foreign tourists in the last 17 years.

According to the Ministry of culture and tourism of Turkey, the number of foreign tourists in April 2016 fell by 28% compared to the same period in 2015: in April of this year, Turkey was visited by 1.75 million people – almost 700 thousand less than in April last year.

This is the most serious decline in tourist flow to Turkey since May 1999, when the PKK issued a warning to tourists, announcing the beginning of "retaliation" campaign of after the capture and imprisonment of their leader Abdullah Odjalan.

According to the published statistics the total number of foreign tourists from January to April 2016 fell by 16.5% compared to the same period in 2015. As of April this year, the number of tourists from Germany decreased by 35%. The number of tourists from Russia fell by 79%.

Russian citizens have traditionally been most numerous after German tourists, however, after a sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries, the imposition of sanctions and ban on organized travel to Turkey, after Turkish air force shot down the Russian Su-24 aircraft involved in the operation in Syria, the Russians dropped out of the top three countries to visit Turkey. Besides Germany, the largest number of tourists visiting Turkey in April arrived from Georgia and Bulgaria.

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KK: Turkey may look forward to a better official relationship with Russia, however the trust of the Russian public may take decades and generations to repair. Some business relationships will never be restored, as they have already been occupied by others... But Turkey has worse problems to deal with today, as it's global security image is nearing that of Iraq and Syria.

9 billion dollar lost so far, and we are yet to count the losses in its support to terrorists in Syria. Where are those good mendacious brethren of ours who were quoting Q4 for 2015 as the bases for growth in 2016 for the Turkish economy?

One even lied that the Azerbaijan market absorved the Turkish "caveat emptor" goods, and so the Russian sanctions were superflous and ineffective; what now?

The truth is always a light that will nonetheless shines forth at the tail end of russophobic darkness?


Their silence is deafening.

Appleyard:
9 billion dollar lost so far, and we are yet to count the losses in its support to terrorists in Syria. Where are those good mendacious brethren of ours who were quoting Q4 for 2015 as the bases for growth in 2016 for the Turkish economy?

One even lied that the Azerbaijan market absorved the Turkish "caveat emptor" goods, and so the Russian sanctions were superflous and ineffective; what now?

The truth is always a light that will nonetheless shines forth at the tail end of russophobic darkness?


Their silence is deafening.

Make I laugh
Turkey that Germany is planning to santion too

Appleyard:
9 billion dollar lost so far, and we are yet to count the losses in its support to terrorists in Syria. Where are those good mendacious brethren of ours who were quoting Q4 for 2015 as the bases for growth in 2016 for the Turkish economy?

One even lied that the Azerbaijan market absorved the Turkish "caveat emptor" goods, and so the Russian sanctions were superflous and ineffective; what now?

The truth is always a light that will nonetheless shines forth at the tail end of russophobic darkness?


Their silence is deafening.

Looool! I remember those particular proclamations. What a shame really

This is the beginning of another round of dramas. Erdogan and Putin will meet in China by September though I do not know how their relationship will be by then, I know for sure Putin will taunt him and the Russian media and WESTERN media will feast on it. I mourned Erdogan months ago when he decided to 'teach those Russians a very good lesson'. He will be the one to learn lessons and unfortunately, he will is going to learn the Putin way which by the way is the hardest way.

NairaMinted:


Looool! I remember those particular proclamations. What a shame really

Self delusion is a bad fowl that would always come home to roost under the uneasy comfort of unclad reality. And until our mendacious brethren realizes this, they will continue lying and continue to be expose at the tail end thereof. The truth is always a treasonable offence in the empire of lies.

NaijaTalkTown:
This is the beginning of another round of dramas. Erdogan and Putin will meet in China by September though I do not know how their relationship will be by then, I know for sure Putin will taunt him and the Russian media and WESTERN media will feast on it. I mourned Erdogan months ago when he decided to 'teach those Russians a very good lesson'. He will be the one to learn lessons and unfortunately, he will is going to learn the Putin way which by the way is the hardest way.

He is already learning the hard way.