Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 22
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey will not leave the shooting range incident during NATO exercises in Norway unanswered, the Turkish media quoted the National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli as saying Nov. 22.
Canikli added that NATO will receive a worthy response from Turkey in connection with the incident.
The shooting range incident took place during NATO exercises in Norway. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcing the withdrawal of Turkish servicemen from the exercises said his and first president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's photos were placed as conditional enemy images on the shooting range during the exercises.
Erdogan added that such behavior does not correspond to the spirit of cooperation and alliance between Turkey and NATO.
The Turkish president said that around 40 Turkish servicemen were to participate in the exercises.
“It is time to reconsider Turkey's membership in NATO,” Yalcin Topcu, chief adviser to the Turkish president said earlier while commenting on the incident between NATO and Turkey.
“The Turkish parliament must reconsider Ankara's membership in NATO as soon as possible,” he said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg apologized to Turkey in connection with the scandal that occurred during the exercises.
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