Russian investigation team has arrived but pro-gov’t Turkish dailies claim to have found the culprit in Karlov assassination…

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All of Erdoganist papers blame “FETO” a.k.a Gulen Gr behind the Russian Amb assassination -font page.
Just like that. Case is solved. Next? https://t.co/ggC2XH3E2g

— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) December 20, 2016

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Pro-AKP talking heads think it was either US, CIA or NATO behind assasination of Russian Amb in Ankara. All jealous of improved TR-RU reltns http://pic.twitter.com/TqbCKvDePy

— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) December 20, 2016

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Turkey's Islamists, Erdoganist, AKP supporters protesting in front of Russian Consulate in Istanbul a week ago
Yesterday Ambassador killed http://pic.twitter.com/92mD2wuhf6

— Foreign Media (@mediaforeign) December 20, 2016

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So the Turkish government's in-house papers all pretty certain this is the work of the west ("CIA" left, "western alliance," right) http://pic.twitter.com/UHHgn4BfGx

— Isobel Finkel (@is_fink) December 20, 2016

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Syria Talks Set to Proceed Despite Assassination of Russian Diplomat in Turkey

NYT > Turkey by By OLEG MATSNEV and SEWELL CHAN

 

The killing of Moscow’s envoy to Ankara has elicited widespread worry that relations between the nations might deteriorate.

Security tightened at Turkey’s missions in Russia

Hurriyet Daily News

 

Security has been tightened at Turkey’s diplomatic missions in Russia following the Dec. 19 assassination of Russia’s ambassador in Ankara, the Russian Interior Ministry has stated.

Karlov’s murder being examined meticulously: Turkish deputy PM

Hurriyet Daily News

 

The killing of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov is “being examined meticulously,” Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said, adding that “initial information” had been reached regarding the assassin, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş

Karlov’s assassin stayed in hotel close to scene, took 11 shots

Hurriyet Daily News

 

Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, who killed Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov in Ankara late on Dec. 19, stayed at a hotel close to the scene of the incident, according to initial investigations.

US missions closed after firearm incident in Ankara, Iran takes measures

Hurriyet Daily News

 

The United States Embassy in Ankara and its consulates in Istanbul and Adana will be closed for normal operations on Dec. 20 after an individual approached the embassy in Ankara and discharged a firearm, the embassy has stated, as the Iranian diplomatic missions in Turkey were also suspended on Dec. 20.

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