Turkey’s Erdogan makes unreasonable demands from Iranian media on Ankara incursion
Tehran (KNA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tue. said he was upset by some statements by Iranian media on Ankara’s offensive in Syria. Here are some reasons why he shouldn’t have said that.
Iran and Turkey are two neighbors with extensive political, economic and cultural ties which have strengthened Tehran-Ankara relations.
Sometimes, though, the policies of the two countries differ on a particular issue. Turkey, for example, took the side of the rebels at the outset of the Syrian crisis and for a time, it even became a terminal for the transfer of weapons and terrorists of other countries to Syria.
In addition, it is only natural that a government official or the media of the two countries criticize the policy of the other side on a particular issue, which is one of the signs of democracy and freedom of expression.
One of the cases recently criticized by Iranian officials and media is Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, codenamed by Turkey as Operation Peace Spring.
Source: PressTV