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Erdogan Offers Sincere Apologies to Putin in Pure Russian Style
Erdogan Offers Sincere Apologies to Putin in Pure Russian Style
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On August 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized in a letter to Vladimir Putin for the incident with the Russian SU-24, using the Russian word... 09.08.2016, Sputnik International
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Erdogan Offers Sincere Apologies to Putin in Pure Russian Style
15:50 GMT 09.08.2016 (Updated: 18:27 GMT 16.01.2023) On August 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized in a letter to Vladimir Putin for the incident with the Russian SU-24, using the Russian word ‘izvinite’, Hurriyet reported.
In the letter, Erdogan uses the exact Russian word “izvinite” (similar to sorry).
In early June,
Ankara and Moscow’s representatives coordinated the letter’s style and format several times.
Turkish press secretary İbrahim Kalin was working on a draft copy with both Russian translators and diplomats from Kazakhstan. He opted for the Russian word “izvinite”.
As Kalin explained, the word was stronger than “sorry” but not as strong as the word “apology”.
The Turkish Air Force shot down the Russian Su-24 jet near the Syrian border, which left both countries on the brink of war. Since then, Erdogan has switched from the West to Russia to restore “friendly” relations with Putin.
