Turkey downed fighter jet within the rules of engagement: Erdoan
Date
11/25/2015 4:51:11 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoanhas said that Turkey has interfered in one of the twoRussianjets which violated the Turkish air space within the rules of engagement adding that Turkey did not bear enmity for its neighbors.
“Despite all warnings a fighter jet of unknown identity was interfered within the rules of engagement. The jet unfortunately insisted on its violation despite it had been warned ten times and our F-16’s downed one of the jets as a result of the intervention” Erdoan said.
Erdoan also said that everyone should respect Turkey’s right to defend its borders.
“Everyone should respect Turkey’s right to defend its own borders. Turkey sincerely supports opposition groups in Syria” Erdoan said adding that no one should doubt that Turkey put all efforts to avert today’s incident.
Erdoan expressed his concern over the attacks targeting Turkmens.
“We strongly condemn attacks focusing on the places where Bayrbucak Turkmens live. We have relatives and cognates living there” Erdoan said pointing that the region was not an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) area.
Erdoan added that Bashar al-Assad regime and its supporters have carried new attacks.
“Assad regime and countries that support it have embarked on new attacks conflicting with the Vienna spirit” Erdoan said speaking at a reception for Teacher’s Day.
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