Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday announced new measures to step up protection of the country's military personnel and aircraft stationed at Hmeimim airbase in Syria.t
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday condemned Turkey for downing a Russian warplane and warned of consequences.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "exercise restraint" after he promised swift retribution to the downing of a Russian fighter plane on the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday.
The Turkish downing of a Russian warplane aims to send a message to Moscow that there are red lines Ankara cannot tolerate to be violated, analysts say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemns Turkey for shooting down a Russian Su-24 warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, while Turkish military attributes the incident to the jet's repeated violation of Turkey's airspace.
The leaders of the G20 members meet here on Sunday to discuss ways to better fulfill the group's mandate of promoting strong, balanced and sustainable growth.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) made a comeback in Sunday's legislative polls. However, a single-party rule is unlikely to solve the problems facing Turkey, at least not in the short term, analysts said.
Two deadly blasts rocking the Turkish capital of Ankara last saturday are a reminder that a country pursuing a double-standard policy on terrorism will eventually make itself a victim of terror attacks.
European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Johannes Hahn postponed a tour to Turkey slated on Sunday, on request of the Turkish authorities to respect the nation's three days of mourning after the deadly attacks in Ankara.
In the deadly terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 95 people on Saturday in the Turkish capital, analysts see the effect of the fallout from surge of violence and terrorism in Syria and Iraq, both neighbors to Turkey.
Russian Defense Ministry on Monday blamed bad weather conditions for the brief violation of Turkish airspace by a Russian aircraft near Syrian border.
The White House said on Monday that the U.S. and its allies are "quite concerned" by Russia's incursion into Turkish airspace, calling the incident a "provocation."
As Muslims are preparing to celebrate the traditional festival Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, thousands of Syrian refugees gathered in Turkey's western border city of Edirne, shouting desperately again and again "We want to cross the border!"
Turkish domestic and foreign politics have been crumbling while the country is heading towards a snap election on November, analysts said.
A flare-up in terror attacks has overwhelmed Turkey Monday ahead of a critical meeting between the country's leading political party leaders regarding the possible formation of a coalition government.
Increased attacks have been reported against Turkish police and military targets by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), with reports pilling up as Turkey heightens security measures.
The explosion that killed 30 people and wounded some 100 others in the town of Suruc in southeastern Turkey on Monday indicates a spillover of conflict from southern neighbor Syria, analysts believe.
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