"Two cases of Turkish airspace violation [by Russian planes] lasting for around two minutes took place. Any violation of the airspace is monitored by our military in Ankara. We consider it as an infringement on our borders, it bothers not only us but also NATO," Turkes told journalists.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told journalists on Monday that the incident involving a Russian jet entering Turkish airspace had not affected relations between the countries. According to him, Moscow assured Ankara such incidents would not take place in the future.
Russian military officials continued consultations with colleagues from Turkey earlier on Wednesday on avoiding airspace violations by Russian Air Force warplanes operating on Syrian territory as part of an anti-ISIL operation close to the Turkish-Syrian border, according to Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov.
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-25, Su-24M and Su-34 attack aircraft, with the support of Su-30 jets, commenced precision airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria on September 30, following a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.