EVENT SUMMARY
Turkey on Friday 29th January 2016 claimed of airspace violation by Russian warplanes.
According to Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs through a statement released on Saturday said Russian war craft (SU-34 fighter-bomber) violated Turkish airspace yesterday (Jan. 29, 2016) at 11.46 a.m. local time in Turkey [0946 GMT],”.
Citing that occurrence Turkish has stepped it security to ‘orange alert’ in its key bases around the country, military sources have confirmed.
NATO also confirmed the violation and asked Russia to act responsibly and to fully respect NATO airspace.
Speaking to reporters at Istanbul Ataturk Airport before his departure for Chile, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia saying “Russia will have to bear the consequences if the violations continue,”
Ankara summoned the Russian ambassador to the foreign ministry on Friday to “strongly protest and condemn” the violation; Russia however denied Turkey’s airspace violation.
In late November 2015, Turkey downed two Russian fighter jets over the same claims.
