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Turkey's Erdogan slams Russia for backing Assad
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after he received an honorary doctorate from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, Dec
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after he received an honorary doctorate from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 2. Sharply raising the stakes in Moscow's spat with Ankara, Russia's top military brass on Wednesday accused Erdogan and his family of personally profiting from oil trade with Islamic State militants. The Turkish leader has denied Russian President Vladimir Putin's earlier claims of Turkey's involvement in oil trade with the IS, and has pledged to step down if Moscow proves its accusations. (Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP) (Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)
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span class="inline inline-center">Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after he received an honorary doctorate from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 2. Sharply raising the stakes in Moscow's spat with Ankara, Russia's top military brass on Wednesday accused Erdogan and his family of personally profiting from oil trade with Islamic State militants. The Turkish leader has denied Russian President Vladimir Putin's earlier claims of Turkey's involvement in oil trade with the IS, and has pledged to step down if Moscow proves its accusations. (Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's government of "mercilessly" killing 400,000 people and criticized Russia for backing him.
Erdogan was speaking to reporters on Tuesday before departing for Saudi Arabia for a visit that wiykd focus on Syria, the fight against terror and energy cooperation. Turkey is intensifying efforts to diversify its energy supplies since a rift with Moscow over the downing of a Russian plane.
In a comment apparently directed at Moscow, Erdogan said: "You cannot go anywhere by supporting a regime that has mercilessly killed 400,000 innocent people with conventional and chemical weapons."
Erdogan also accused countries of "adding fuel to fire" by backing Syrian Kurdish fighters, which Turkey considers as terrorists because of their links to Turkey's outlawed Kurdish rebel group. (kes)(+)
