Erdoğan says no apology while Russians detains 60 Business People from Turkey and attacks an allegedly Turkish aid convoy along other retaliatory moves…

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Tours frozen, flights canceled on Russian foreign minister’s call

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has recommended Russian citizens refrain from visiting Turkey, causing tour operators to freeze reservations, while flights to touristic Turkish provinces, particularly Antalya, have been canceled

How Turkey confounded Putin’s favorite narratives

 washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Anne Applebaum

On Monday, two Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian plane which Turkey said had crossed into its airspace. Various interpretations could in theory be placed upon this event. Depending on one’s point of view, it could be described as an act of self-defense on the part of Turkey, a NATO member — or an act of aggression. But to Vladimir Putin, and to his claque in the Russian media, only one question matters: To which of his narratives should it belong? Read full article >>

Turkey won’t apologize for downing Russian jet: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 26 that Turkey would not apologize for the Nov. 24 downing of a Russian jet near the Syrian border

No need to apologize when we are right, says Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoglu has vowed to issue no apology to Moscow over the downing of a Russian jet on the Syrian border

Kremlin says still waiting for ‘realistic’ response from Turkey on downing jet

The Kremlin said on Nov. 26 that Russia was still awaiting a reasonable answer from Ankara on why it downed a Russian fighter jet earlier this week

60 Business People from Turkey Taken to Russian Assembly Area

 Bianet :: English

60 business people from Turkey attending an exposition in Russia has been detained by immigration office, and ruled to be sent to assembly area.

Turkish President Erdoğan: No reason to target Russia

Turkey has no reason to target Russia – a country with whom it has strong relations – Turkish President Erdoğan said Nov. 26, two days after Turkish jets shot down a Russian military plane near the Syrian border

Why did it take Turkey just 17 seconds to shoot down Russian jet?

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Mark Galeotti

Ankara has delivered an incendiary message to Moscow, and while there may be too much at stake for the conflict to spill out of control it also won’t go away

Even if Turkey is right that a Russian fighter jet strayed into its airspace, the plane was within Ankara’s borders for just 17 seconds before being attacked – and was making no hostile moves against the Turks.

Russian airstrikes reportedly target Turkish aid convoy in Syria

Mashable! by Megan Specia

Turkey’s state-run news agency and activists on the ground say Russian airstrikes hit an aid convoy travelling near the Syrian border town of Azaz in the Aleppo province.

What’s next for Putin after Turkey shot down a Russian jet?

Mashable! by Christopher Miller

“Significant consequences.”

Turkey releases purported audio of warning it gave Russia’s fighter jet

 Mashable! by Marcus Gilmer

While the surviving pilot of a Russian fighter jet shot down over Turkey on Monday said he received no notice that the jet had entered Turkish air space, Turkish media circulated audio of what the country’s military said was a warning message that was broadcast to the jet.

Russian officials order retaliatory economic measures against Turkey

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered Moscow to draw up measures including freezing some joint investment projects with Turkey, in retaliation for the Nov. 24 downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey

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