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Turkey has shown lots of military and secret service activity trying to establish its regional power status. For a minor airspace violation during border clashe
by antman 11y ago
Turkey has shown lots of military and secret service activity trying to establish its regional power status. For a minor airspace violation during border clashes from a supersonic aircraft the ."In the first month of 2014 alone, Turkish aircraft allegedly violated Greek airspace 1,017 times." http://m.sputniknews.com/europe/20151009/1028274796/greece-turkey-warplanes.html http://m.sputniknews.com/europe/20151009/1028274796/greece-t...
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Gul Turkish Prime Minister in 2012:It is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over [national] borders... when you consider their speed over the sea," he added. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-18562210 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-18562210
Also Turkey has armed islamist groups in that border area and then denied it http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0O61L220150521 http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0O61L220150521
And threatened anybody assisting the Syrian Kurds, the only ground force that is fighting ISIS except Assad. Turkish military policy goes way beyond its borders.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-says-turkey-may-hit-us-backed-pyd-to-block-advance.aspx?pageID=238&nID=90476&NewsCatID=352 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-says-turkey-may-hit...