A leaked audio recording of a high-profile meeting of top Turkish officials has emerged today, with the officials discussing using their sovereignty over an Ottoman tomb as a pretext for a military invasion of northern Syria.
Officials did not dispute the authenticity of the audio, but rather railed against YouTube for its publication of the leak, and against the opposition Gulen movement, which they accused of posting it. By Friday, officials had banned YouTube outright.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu insisted the publication of the leak amounted to a “declaration of war” against Turkey, going on to vow “heavy punishment” against those involved.
The Tomb of Suleyman Shah is in the middle of northern Syria, but is considered Turkish territory under the 1921 Treaty of Ankara. The territory is now under control of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), which is demanding Turkey withdraw its troops from the tomb. The audio leak involved officials discussing invading AQI soil, arguing they could spin it as “defensive.”
We said it and saying it again, Turkish government serving the interests of NATO and Saudis barbarians stationed in northern part of Syria, Turkish government is up to their neck in Syrian and Iraqi blood and well involved in both Iraq terrorism supporting them, thus has been their part since the start if Syrian war.
There is more to it than stated in this article – I am surprised to see Antiwar soft-pedal. The transcript revealed that they were planning to ARRANGE an attack on the historic tomb, and also missile fire from Syria into Turkey, in order to have a cause for war.
Wonder if they are taking orders from ‘Mossad’?
This video, apparently from ISIS, dated 16 March 2014 (according to the guy who is speaking), gave Turkey 3 days to withdraw its troops from the Tomb of Suleyman Shah or face attack. However, nothing happened when those 3 days were over, so one wonders what was going on there.