| ▲ | ivandenysov 7 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What price did Turkey pay for shooting down a Russian military plane on their territory? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | amelius 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I didn't read it yet, but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Russian_Sukhoi_Su-24_shoo... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | rainworld 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Russian_Sukhoi_Su-24_shoo... Including but not limited to: A Turkish supply convoy, reportedly carrying small arms, machine-guns and ammunition, was bombed by what is believed to have been Russian airstrikes in the northwestern town of Azaz, in north-western Syria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Russian_Air_Force_Al-Bab_... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | themgt 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You can skim through the wikis for some color, but tldr Turkey is generally playing amoral "middle power dilemma" politics rather than the Marvel universe fan fiction version: In June 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a letter, on the recommendation of Farkhad Akhmedov[123] to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing sympathy and 'deep condolences' to the family of the victims. An investigation was also reopened into the suspected Turkish military personnel involved in the incident.[124] Three weeks later (in the meantime, there had been a coup d'état attempt against him), Erdoğan announced in an interview that the two Turkish pilots who downed Russian aircraft were arrested on suspicion that they have links to the Gülen movement, and that a court should find out "the truth" On 12 September 2017, Turkey announced that it had signed a deal to purchase the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system; the deal was characterised by American press as ″the clearest sign of [Recep Erdoğan]′s pivot toward Russia and away from NATO and the West" that ″cements a recent rapprochement with Russia″.[109] Despite pressure to cancel the deal on the part of the Trump administration, in April 2018 the scheduled delivery of the S-400 batteries had been brought forward from the first quarter of 2020 to July 2019.[110] In September 2019, Russia sent the Sukhoi Su-35S and the 5th Generation stealth fighter Su-57 to Turkey for Technofest Istanbul 2019. The jets landed at Turkey's Atatürk Airport, weeks after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went to Moscow and discussed stealth fighter with Vladimir Putin.[111] In November 2021, Russia offered assistance to Turkey in developing new-generation fighter jet to Turkey.[112][113] Some Turkish officials have also shown interest to buy Russian jets if the US F-16 deal fails.[114][115][116][117][118] In 2024, Washington warned Turkey of potential consequences if it did not reduce exports of US military-linked hardware to Russia, critical for Moscow's war efforts. Assistant Commerce Secretary Matthew Axelrod met Turkish officials to halt this trade, emphasizing the need to curb the flow of American-origin components vital to Russia's military. The issue strained NATO relations, as Turkey increased trade with Russia despite US and EU sanctions since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Axelrod urged Turkey to enforce a ban on transshipping US items to Russia, warning that Moscow was exploiting Turkey's trade policy. Despite a rise in Turkey's exports of military-linked goods to Russia and intermediaries, there was no corresponding increase in reported imports in those destinations, suggesting a "ghost trade."[119] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Russian_Sukhoi_Su-24_shoo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Turkey_relation... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||