Sunday, December 6, 2015

Turkey says shocked by Iranian allegations

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgiç said on Sunday that statements by Iranian officials and reports from official news agencies using inflammatory language against Turkey and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have shocked Turkey.

Bilgiç criticized recent statements made by the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman and other officials accusing Turkey of facilitating the sale of oil for the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Bilgiç also criticized some Iranian officials who acted as if there had been no phone conversation between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, for manipulating what was actually talked about as being "unethical" and showing an effort to deceive Iranian people.

Bilgiç said Turkey denies the allegations accusing it of aiding terrorism, saying those countries that helped the Syrian regime against the people have contributed to the conflict.

On Thursday President Erdoğan said he had called Iranian President Rouhani to discuss the Iranian allegations that Turkey is facilitating the sale of ISIL oil. But the Iranian Fars news agency reported that Erdoğan never spoke with Rouhani or warned him. Later the news agency removed the story from its wire service.

The allegations about Turkey facilitating ISIL oil sales were first mentioned right after Turkey shot down a Russian jet on Nov. 24 over airspace violations at the Syrian border. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia had long been aware of Turkey's aiding of ISIL to sell oil, make money and commit terrorist acts.
  todayszaman.com

6/12/15
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