Turkish President Says Putin's Remarks 'Unacceptable'

Turkey's president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments after he met in Moscow with French President Francois Hollande were "unacceptable."

Speaking on November 27 after Putin accused Turkey of "deliberately" pushing bilateral relations to a dead end on November 26, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey did not intentionally shoot down a Russian fighter jet along the Turkey-Syria border on November 24.

Erdogan said Turkish forces responded automatically to "violations of the rules of engagement" after the plane entered Turkish airspace and refused to acknowledge repeated warning messages. A Russian pilot was killed in the altercation.

Putin also said on November 26 that Moscow was waiting for an apology and an offer of compensation from Turkey, and that he expected Ankara to "punish the criminals for this crime."

Erdogan has previously said that Russia should apologize for violating Turkey's airspace, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Ankara will not "apologize on an occasion when we are right."...
 rferl.org
27/11/15
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