On Wednesday, Russia also accused Erdogan and his family of being involved in oil trade with ISIS.
Russia has halted the sale of tours to Turkey -- a key tourist destination -- and is set to ban the import of Turkish fruit and vegetables as well as threatening other measures.
“(Russia) is our strategic partner, we will continue to provide them with products including food,” Erdogan said in an interview with Turkish reporters on board his presidential plane published in newspapers.
Erdogan said the Russian actions were not in line with “state dignity.”
“Turkey in this regard retains its nobility. We are not using the same language as them... We are expecting them to change their language,” Erdogan said, accusing Moscow of reacting to the incident in an “emotional” way .... http://english.alarabiya.net
