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Putin approves sanctions on Turkey after jet downing

Putin signs document that introduces sharp economic sanctions on Turkey, which include banning Turkish employment in the country, according to a statement by the Kremlin press service.

Erdogan expresses ‘sadness’ over Russian jet shot down

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Turkey’s president voices “sadness” over downing of Russian jet on Syria border, saying he wishes it hadn’t happened.

 

Turkey advises citizens against travel to Russia

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Official advice to postpone all non-urgent travel is latest move in row over shooting down of Russian jet

 

Putin refuses contacts with Erdoğan as Turkey not ready to apologise: Kremlin aide

Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to contact President Erdoğan because Ankara does not want to apologise for the downing of a Russian warplane, Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s aide, said on Nov. 27

Russia halts visa-free regime for Turks from Jan 1: Lavrov

Russia said on Nov. 27 it would suspend its visa-free regime for Turkish nationals from Jan. 1 as it retaliates against Ankara for the downing of a Russian warplane

Erdoğan: We haven’t Shot Down the Plane on Purpose

 Bianet :: English

President Erdoğan at an opening ceremony in Bayburt questioning what Russia has been doing in Syria said they haven’t shot down the plane on purpose and warns Russia to “not play with fire”

Russia ‘playing with fire’, warns Turkey, as Moscow imposes visa regime

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Shaun Walker in Moscow

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan steps up the war of words after Russia’s latest retaliatory measures in the wake of the downing of its fighter jet

 

Turkey: What Price Will Ankara Pay for Downing Russian Fighter?

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Three days after Turkey’s November 24 downing of a Russian fighter jet, Turkish leaders seem ready for Kremlin blowback. But analysts and officials in Ankara are less sure about how the incident will impact Turkey’s relations with its allies.

 

Kremlin says Turkey’s Erdoğan requests meeting with Putin in Paris

Turkish President Erdoğan has requested a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Putin, in Paris on Nov. 30, the Kremlin has said, although sources in Ankara stated no date has been set yet

Erdoğan and Putin may meet in Paris, but not yet scheduled: Turkish presidency

A meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the global climate summit in Paris on Nov. 30 is possible, but not scheduled yet, according to Turkish presidential sources

Pro-War Media

Bianet :: English

“Us vs. them” dichotomy causes on media to be spoken in Turkey’s name in crisis periods, and sometimes even cause to be more “us” than society and government.

Putin’s Syrian Roulette

 Project Syndicate by Omar Ashour

The downing of a Russian civilian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula and the terrorist massacre in Paris seemed to give Russia and the West something to agree upon: the Islamic State must go. But a closer look at Russia’s military operations in Syria suggests that the two sides’ objectives in the Middle East are still far from aligned.

 

Turkey ‘knew downed plane was Russian’

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rejects as “impossible” Turkey’s claims it did not know the fighter jet it shot down was Russian.

VIDEO: Russia spokesperson sets out Syria plan

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Speaking to the BBC after the downing of a Russian warplane by a Turkish jet, Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, set out the details of the country’s plan in Syria

Russia imposes sanctions on Turkey over downed plane

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Shaun Walker in Moscow

Russian prime minister says punitive steps could include halting joint economic projects, restricting financial transactions and changing customs duties

Russia has announced that it will impose import sanctions on Turkey and cancel major investment projects as the spat between the two countries over the downed Su-24 fighter jet continues.

Russia-Turkey tension: How Putin acts in a crisis

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Furious at Turkey – but he doesn’t always lash out

Turkey’s military council urges to keep channels of communications open with Russia

Turkey’s top gov’t and military officials have said Ankara and Moscow should keep all diplomatic and military channels of communication open

Turkey deliberately dragging ties to a dead end: Putin

Turkey is deliberately attempting to bring relations between Moscow and Ankara to a standstill, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Nov. 26

Russia cancels Turkey meeting and warns its citizens not to visit – video

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov announces on Tuesday that a visit to Turkey, which had been planned for Wednesday, has been cancelled following Russian-Turkish tensions over a downed Russian fighter jet near the Turkish-Syrian border. Lavrov also said that the foreign ministry recommends Russian citizens do not visit Turkey due to the threat of terrorism

Medvedev: Turkey has direct links to ISIS oil trade
New Europe

Some Turkish officials have a ‘direct financial interest’ in the oil trade with the terrorist group Islamic State, Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev said as he detailed possible Russian retaliation to Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane in ..

Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet is a grave error
Al-Arabiya

24, Turkey went from threats to deeds. According to a leaked letter of the permanent mission of Turkey to the United Nations, revealed by WikiLeaks, the Russian fighter jet that was shot down by Turkey had been violating its airspace for only 17 seconds.

Behind Russian Jet’s Downing, Building Tensions and Frustrations for Turkey

 NYT > Turkey by By KEITH BRADSHER

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had several nuanced reasons to allow Turkish pilots to open fire, analysts say, including his irritation with Russia over issues beyond Syria.

The shooting down of a Russian jet tangles the diplomatic web still further | Yavuz Baydar

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Yavuz Baydar

The plane’s downing shows any solution to the Syrian conflict needs the US and Russia to work together, closely overseeing their allies

Rescued Russian pilot claims no warning before jet downed

One of the Russian pilots of a fighter jet shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border told state media on Nov. 25 that there was no prior warning

Russia Denies Turkish Meeting Statement

 Bianet :: English

The statement claiming Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov to meet Turkish Mnister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has been strongly denied by Russia.

Turkey violated Greek airspace 2244 in 2014
New Europe

A Senior Turkish official told Reuters about the strike: “The data we have is very clear. There were two planes approaching our border, we warned them as they were getting too close…Our findings show clearly that Turkish air space was violated ..

Russian jet incident planned, Turkish opposition member says

The Nov. 24 downing of a Russian fighter jet that violated Turkey’s border with Syria by the Turkish military was planned, according to a senior figure from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)

Turkey’s allies urge for calm after Turkey downs Russian jet

Allies of Turkey urged for calm between Ankara and Moscow, after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian border on Nov. 24, citing airspace violations despite repeated warnings from the Turkish side

Putin says Russians in Turkey ‘may be facing serious danger’

Russian nationals staying in Turkey may be facing serious danger, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, a day after Turkey downed a Russian Su-24 fighter jet on its border with Syria due to an alleged airspace violation

Vladimir Putin: navigator of downed Russian jet is alive – video

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Vladimir Putin says the navigator of a Russian jet downed by Turkish F-16s over Syria on Tuesday is alive.

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Turkey’s top religious body names ISIS as a terrorist organization.. NOT SURPRISINGLY Assassination plot against Erdoğan’s daughter declared fake

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Turkey’s top religious body releases report on ISIL, names it ‘terrorist organization’

Turkey’s top religious affairs body has released a report on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), where it defined the group as a terror organization for the first time.

Assassination plot against Erdoğan’s daughter declared fake

The story of an alleged assassination plot against President Erdoğan’s daughter, which had been picked up by several Turkish dailies in February this year, has been declared a fabrication

Turkey launches probe into footage of alleged police brutality

The PM’s Office has announced that it launched a probe after a video was shared on social media, allegedly showing a policeman insulting handcuffed workers lying on the ground in southeast Turkey

HDP co-chair visits slain soldier’s family, urges ceasefire between gov’t, PKK

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has called on the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to resume ceasefire before visiting the family of a slain soldier.

Turkish PM calls on HDP co-chair to ‘stop complaining about Turkey’ in Brussels

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has called on Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş to return to the country and “give account of putting pressure on people, instead of complaining about Turkey in Brussels.”

EU Minister set to tour Europe to inform about military operations and peace process

European Union Minister Volkan Bozkır will travel to a number of European countries this week in order to provide updated information about Turkey’s recent struggle against acts of terrorism and the Kurdish peace process.

Turkey’s crumbling Kurdish peace process

open Democracy News Analysis – by Alev Yaman

This atmosphere of mutual distrust and rivalry over northern Syria has played an important role in the erosion of the fragile foundations for peace.

Protest of Kurdish diaspora before European Parliament, July 28, 2015. Demotix/Aurore Belot. All rights reserved.Turkey’s precarious peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) appears to have been officially shelved for now after the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,declared that it was impossible for peace efforts to continue any longer.

Cizre back on the front-lines of Turkey-PKK conflict

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The Turkish town is seeing a repeat of the violence that affected residents before Turkey’s ceasefire with the PKK.

Post-Suruc Turkey

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Cagla Aykac

“Today, it is from the collective efforts around the Kurdish movement that we are learning what a society made up of free individuals might look like in Turkey.”

In the Gazi neighbourhood during the funeral of three of the people who died in Suruc. Several HDP party members and politicians hold the banner with the portraits: Figen Yuksekdag, to her right Sebahat Tuncel, to her left Ertugrul Kurkcu, and on the far left, Pervin Buldan.  Photographer: Ulas Yunus Tosun.

The false promise of Turkish democracy

open Democracy News Analysis – by Murat Ulgul

In its first real test after the end of military control, Turkish democracy has failed. If democracy cannot keep its promise and bring peace, then what can?

Istanbul protest at government’s cessation of peace process with PKK, July, 2015. Demotix/Erhan Demirtas. All rights reserved.In spite of being one of the only polities in the Middle East considered as a democracy-model for other Muslim nations by American administrations, Turkey has had an uneasy relationship with democracy throughout its history.

Gunmen open fire at Alevi leaders in central Turkey

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Alevi-Bektashi Federation (ABF) head Baki Düzgün, his wife Yurdanur Düzgün and Alevi Culture Assoications (AKD) head Doğan Demir 80 kilometers northwest of the capital Ankara on Aug. 8, the second armed offensive against senior Alevi figures in a week.

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