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Accusations of purchasing oil from the Islamic State (IS) terrorist grouping made against Turkey are immoral, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Ankara. Turkey is not so dishonest that it could buy oil from terrorists, Erdogan said, adding that if testimonies to such purchases are found, he will quit the presidential office. “If evidence of this kind is found, let those who find it present it,” Erdogan said. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier noted that Russia has grounds to suspect that the Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces was downed to secure illegal oil deliveries from Syria to Turkey. Answering a question on whether Moscow wants to form a broad anti-terrorist coalition, Putin said: “We always supported this.” “However, this cannot be done while someone continues to use several terrorist organizations to reach their immediate goals,” he added. The Russian president stressed that financial support to terrorists in Syria continues. “We have recently received additional reports that confirm that that oil from IS-controlled territories is delivered to the territory of Turkey on an industrial scale,” Putin noted. |
My understanding is that the US also claims ISIS is selling their oil through Turkey?
Erdogan ready to quit if claims of Turkey buying oil from IS confirmed