Andrey Karlov

Who killed Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Ankara? Officially, the assassin is a young anti-riot police officer. According to the government narrative, he must be a pawn of the Gülenist terrorists who wanted to sabotage Turkey's relations with Russia - just like the fighter jet pilots who shot down a Russian Su-24 on Nov. 24, 2015. This narrative is highly problematic.

Worse, the blatant murder of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov was repeatedly displayed with video and photos of the moment splashed on screens. 

Turkey's fight against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorism has created some interesting undercurrents and deep tides in society that cannot be overlooked. Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov's assassination is a watershed event in terms of the security apparatus or lack thereof. 

Sovereignty belongs to the nation unconditionally; you have the right to demand the death penalty, stated Turkish President Erdogan in front of participants in the opening of the Euro-Asian tunnel under the Bosphorus on Tuesday, reported BGNES.

A ceremony was held on Dec. 20 at Ankara's Esenboğa Airport ahead of the departure of the body of assassinated Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov, who was shot dead by a Turkish police officer during the opening of an exhibition on Dec. 19. 

Russia, Turkey and Iran have agreed to jointly act on Syria, one day after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated in the Turkish capital, as evacuations from the besieged parts of eastern Aleppo continued on Dec. 20. 

The Turkish and Russian defense ministers discussed Turkey's ongoing operation into Syria and the evacuations from Aleppo on Dec. 20, in a meeting that came just one day after Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was shot dead in Ankara. 

Condolences have poured in for Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov who was assassinated by a police officer at an art exhibition in Ankara on Dec. 19.

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and the country's envoy to Ankara, Richard Moore, took to Twitter to denounce the killing, saying that their "thoughts are with his family."      

Turkey's Central Bank unexpectedly maintained interest rates on Dec. 20, noting that the aggregate demand developments had restrained negative foreign exchange movements. 

The killing of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov is "being examined meticulously," Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said, adding that "initial information" had been reached regarding the assassin, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş.