Syria Turkey row over downed Turkish military jet turns into a new epoche as Turkish PM Erdogan warned Syria openly for the first time in 1 year : Syria ‘ a clear and present danger’ for Turkey, retaliation is imminent, he added.

Ankara / NationalTurk – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced his threat to Syria loud and clearly : Tayyip says Syria has become a ‘ clear and present danger ‘ for Turkey, and he added that all Syrian military elements approaching the Turkish Syrian border will be dealt accordingly since they would be considered ‘ a threat ‘ from now on.

Turkish Military has changed its rules of engagement in the wake of the Syrian crisis, Erdoğan expressed. The Turkish military will retaliate against slightests border violations by Syria forces.

Turkey : Syria won’t be warned next time it violates Turkish border

Everyone in the globe should realize Turkey’s wrath will be ‘ furious ‘ over Syria’s downing of a Turkish military jet last Friday, a bellowing Erdoğan warned in his Justice and Development Party (AKP) meeting earlier today.

‘ Turkey’s friendship is valuable, but i urge everyone to realize taht Turkey’s wrath is equally furious,’ Erdoğan warned.

Turkish leader Erdoğan stressed that the Turkish military plane was shot down in international air space and crashed into Syrian waters in Mediterranean Sea.

A roaring Erdogan comment on Syria Turkey downed jet crisis : Turkey acts with common sense yet it should not be regarded as a state of weakness

‘ The downed Turkish jet was on a peaceful mission to test renewed radar systems in the area,’ Erdoğan stated and added ‘ Turkey’s decision to act with common sense in the rise of this Syria-Turkey crysis should not be understood as a state of weakness. We would not tolerate it.’

Turkish airspace was violated 114 times in the first 5 months of 2012 alone, Erdoğan said, referring to the yesterday report of the Turkish Armed Forces Turkish PM noted that all of the violation instances were resolved peacefully and according to the international laws and protocols.

Syrian airforce has violated Turkish airspace 5 times in 2012

Syrian helicopters have violated Turkey’s airspace five times since January 2012, but were peacefully warned to leave Turkish border.

Syrian government did not represent the ‘ brotherly ‘ people of Syria, Erdoğan also stressed, pointing out the oppressive regime of Hafez al-Assad, the father of current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey had hoped Bashar al-Assad would enact reforms to democratize Syria, but the hopes were in vain, he terrorizes his own people and attempts to do so with its friendly neighbours, Erdoğan mentioned.

‘ The current Syrian administration led by Bashar al Assad is a tyrannical regime that murders its own people,’ Erdoğan stated, repeating that the Assad regime had ‘ lost all legitimacy.’

Father of downed Turkish jet’s pilot : I would not want a Turkey Syria war

The Turkish jet was downed by Syrian forces at noon on June 22. Two pilots are still missing but hopes of their survival are quickly fading. The father of one of the missing pilots spoke to the Turkish press, that have visited the family at home, said ‘ I suffer for my son but I would never want my country to go to war with Syria over my pilot son. ‘