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Offline Jacqui Harvey

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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2015, 15:13:11 PM »
Yes, bad news for the many Russians who have property in Turkey, a few in the Calis area too.



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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2015, 15:43:10 PM »
OK, now Russians won't be going to Turkey due to danger from Russian warplanes that don't know where they are, where will they go? Not Egypt I suppose.

A steep drop in oil prices have sent the ruble tumbling against the dollar and euro, raising the cost of foreign travel and cutting Russians' real wages by nearly 10 percent compared to 2014, according to February data from state statistics service Rosstat.

Travel to Europe has been one of the first luxuries to go. But surprisingly, the resorts of Turkey and Egypt stand to see business from Russia rise this year, as formerly spendthrift Russians trade down and choose cheap package holidays.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/where-russian-tourists-will-and-won-t-go-in-2015/517836.html

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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2015, 16:10:45 PM »
Breaking news just reported by France 24 is that the two pilots were shot after they had ejected by Turkmen militia which is against the Geneva Convention A1. Apparently there is video footage (not shown) that shows this happening.



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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2015, 16:15:47 PM »
Can't condone the actions of the Turkmen, but given the pounding they've taken from Russian bombs and missiles over the past few days, their reaction is hardly surprising:

"The deputy commander of a Turkmen brigade in Syria says his forces shot dead two pilots of the downed Russian jet as they descended with parachutes, says Reuters."

From: BBC


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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2015, 16:33:51 PM »
According to Putin...

Putin said Russian pilots and planes had in no way threatened Turkey, but had merely been carrying out their duty to fight Islamic State militants inside Syria.

It seems that could be a porky!


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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2015, 18:12:50 PM »
Two pilots who auto-ejected themselves after a Russian jet was shot down by Turkish F-16’s on Nov. 24 near the Syrian border are alive and well and are in the hands of rebel groups in the area, according to security sources in Ankara.

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MiT) is in contact with the rebel groups to hand over the pilots alive to Turkey, the sources said.

And on who Russia were fighting... not ISIS!

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkmens-clash-with-russia-backed-al-assad-forces-in-northwest-syria-.aspx?PageID=238&NID=91575&NewsCatID=352


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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2015, 20:49:10 PM »
Two pilots who auto-ejected themselves after a Russian jet was shot down by Turkish F-16’s on Nov. 24 near the Syrian border are alive and well and are in the hands of rebel groups in the area, according to security sources in Ankara.

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MiT) is in contact with the rebel groups to hand over the pilots alive to Turkey, the sources said.

And on who Russia were fighting... not ISIS!

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkmens-clash-with-russia-backed-al-assad-forces-in-northwest-syria-.aspx?PageID=238&NID=91575&NewsCatID=352


I am shocked to hear that Russia has not been playing its part in the war against ISIS, but then again neither has Turkey...each having their own agenda, whiklst pretending to stand alongside the other nations in the fight.  And to think Cameron is going to come and ask the UK Parliament to get involved in this mess.

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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2015, 22:40:45 PM »
OK, now Russians won't be going to Turkey due to danger from Russian warplanes that don't know where they are, where will they go? Not Egypt I suppose.

A steep drop in oil prices have sent the ruble tumbling against the dollar and euro, raising the cost of foreign travel and cutting Russians' real wages by nearly 10 percent compared to 2014, according to February data from state statistics service Rosstat.

Travel to Europe has been one of the first luxuries to go. But surprisingly, the resorts of Turkey and Egypt stand to see business from Russia rise this year, as formerly spendthrift Russians trade down and choose cheap package holidays.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/where-russian-tourists-will-and-won-t-go-in-2015/517836.html

It appears it might have been a stray Spanish fighter jet to blame for the shooting. Or perhaps Portugese. Or Greece? Nah, not Greece.
Powerful stuff tourism - make or break a country.

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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2015, 08:03:04 AM »
I'm surprised Turkey haven't blamed it on Ukrainian rebels yet.

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Re: Turkey raising the stakes
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2015, 11:41:06 AM »
I posted a link further up showing one dead pilot. So are Ankara telling porkies? Never!




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