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Russians pay the price of new anti-Turkish measures

Russia imposes sanctions on Turkey and marginalises Turkish interests in Russia to its own detriment. Ref. Source 1e

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Turkey alarmed by Russian troop build up in northern Syria:

"We have said this from the beginning: we won't tolerate such formations (In northern Syria) along the area stretching from the Iraqi border up to the Mediterranean," Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul. Ref. Source 9h.

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Turkish air forces on alert after alleged airspace violation by Russian warplane:

Turkish Air Forces are ready to shoot down any aircraft out of order after Ankara claimed that a Russian SU-34 war plane violated Turkey's airspace on Friday, local daily Hurriyet reported on Saturday. Ref. Source 7e

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Pentagon insists Russia violated Turkish airspace, calls for calm on both sides:

"We are aware of reports and can confirm that yesterday another Russian combat aircraft violated Turkish - and NATO - airspace," Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright told RIA Novosti in a written statement Saturday. Ref. Source 3f.

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Apologizing for shoot-down of Russian warplane is "Out of questoin", says Turkish PM:

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim denied on Tuesday that his government apologized for shooting down a Russian warplane last year over Turkey's border with Syria clarifying that his country only "Expressed sadness over the incident." Ref. Source 8z.

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Andrey Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was killed in a shooting in Ankara on Monday, a spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry announced on Russian television. Ref. CNN.