Russian Embassy Replies to AKP’s Tayyar

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Russian Federation’s Embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara has on Twitter responded to Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Şamil Tayyar’s tweet “One feels like shooting down another Russian jet!”.

The Embassy on its official site shared Tayyar’s message with the note “So it was a joke…”.

"Joke"

Tayyar tweeted “One feels like shooting another Russian jet!” following the Russian team CSKA Moscow beating Fenerbahçe in Euroleague final on May 15.

Tayyar today (May 16) said his message was a “joke”.

“Russian news agency called me, public in their country has been simmering. As read under vodka’s influence, the joke became rocket! It is a joke due, joke, relax…”

“Why I would defend another wrongdoing as a person who finds shooting down the Russian jet wrong? If that’s the level, I will hereafter enter in ‘joke’”.

The Embassy first tweeted “Look how nice the comedian’s talent is going to waste!”. The Embassy removing the post then tweeted “So it was a joke…”

What had happened?

Turkish Armed Forces shot down a Russian jet on Turkey-Syria border over “border violation” on November 24, 2015, the pilot lost his life. Russia announced that the jet carrying out patrolling flight didn’t violate the border.

The ties between Turkey and Russia have worsened as of that day. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov declared the decision to suspend mutual visa waiver as of January 1. Russian President Vladimir Putin. (BK/TK)