Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Nov. 25 that his country does not want an escalation of the situation with the downed Russian Sukhoi Su-24 plane.
“We have no intention to escalate the situation. We only stood up to defend our own security and the rights of our brothers,” he told a business forum in Istanbul.
The Turkish leader said the Russian plane was shot down in the Turkish airspace, but fell in Syria. He said some of the debris from the downed plane fell on the territory of Turkey and two citizens of the country were hurt.
Erdogan said the Turkish policy on Syria won’t be changed.
“We will continue our humanitarian efforts on both sides of the Syrian border. We intend to take all necessary measures to prevent a new wave of migration,” he said.
