Family of Murdered Russian Pilot Rejects Turkey's Compensation

[TaiShang]

Family of Murdered Russian Pilot Rejects Turkey's Compensation

On reports the authorities of the Turkish city of Kemer offered the family a house, the brother of the slain pilot said his family wasn't interested

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The body of Oleg Peshkov lying in state

Originally appeared at Russia Beyond the Headlines

The family of Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov, who was killed after his bomber was shot down over Syria by a Turkish jet last autumn, has dismissed the idea it might agree to accept compensation from Turkey.

"No of course. This is nonsense. Nobody is writing any messages to Turkey with demands for compensation," the killed pilot’s brother, Pavel Peshkov, said in an interview on a Moscow radio station. "We’ve never had an idea of asking for anything. Even if we are offered compensation, none of us will take it. This is not just humiliating. It is terrible," he said shortly after the local authorities of the Turkish resort of Kemer declared the intention to present the Peshkov family with a house.

Earlier, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalyn said that Ankara was prepared to consider the question of compensation to the pilot’s relatives to ease the family’s pain and grief, provided there was a request from the pilot’s relatives.

A Turkish Air Force jet on November 24 last year downed a Russian Sukhoi-24 bomber, claiming it had strayed into Turkish airspace. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the plane stayed in Syrian airspace all the time. The crew ejected themselves. Pilot Oleg Peshkov was killed with a machinegun round from the ground while descending by parachute. The navigator landed safely, was rescued and brought to base.

 

[bsruzm]

We are not compensating already

They are talking about an intiative taken by some random guy:

"The municipality of the Turkish resort of Kemer has offered to give a home as a gift to the family of Russian military pilot Oleg Peshkov, Russia’s consul-general in Antalya Aleksandr Tolstopyatenko has confirmed the instance of such an initiative to TASS."

Turkish resort offers house as gift to family of downed Russian jet’s pilot

As the intruder's brother has said, it is nonsense what mayor unofficially has done.

This is nonsense.

 

[Djinn]

The Turkish didn't kill him, they only shot his plane down. They shouldn't apologize for his death and despite that if they are willing to offer compensation to the bereaved family then this is something which the Russians should appreciate and curb this brazen attitude.

 

[bsruzm]

They shouldn't apologize for his death

Erdogan didn't apologize for anything but sent his condolences for the pilot's family and expressed his sorry feeling's for their lost. It is media who reflects it as he apologized. Turkey is internationally right to shoot any intruder flying from hostile Syria. In fact, Erdogan's letter is a mutually taken step as Erdogan wouldn't risk himself with Putin foolishly.

 

[Rajkumar]

"They do not forgive and They do not forget" Keep that in mind turkey.

 

[yantong1980]

Turkey didn't shows any proof downed plane violated their airspace? And the downed plane itself fall into Syrian soil not in Turkey? And how coincidence the downed pilot get shoot by MG by Turk nationalist that Turkish citizen INSIDE Syrian soil? What they doing in Syrian with arms? Don't forget last incident with Greek airspace violation and North of Iraq, now whining about violating border? LOL.

 

[ptldM3]

The Turkish didn't kill him, they only shot his plane down. They shouldn't apologize for his death and despite that if they are willing to offer compensation to the bereaved family then this is something which the Russians should appreciate and curb this brazen attitude.

Turkey did kill him. If they would not have shot the aircraft down he would still be alive. Turkey was well aware that if the pilot survived the ejection that he would likely be murdered once he landed.



I said it before and I will say it again Turkey is the worst violator when it comes to intruding into foreign airspace, just ask the Greeks, Syrians and Cyprus.

 

[Djinn]

Turkey did kill him. If they would not have shot the aircraft down he would still be alive. Turkey was well aware that if the pilot survived the ejection that he would likely be murdered once he landed.



I said it before and I will say it again Turkey is the worst violator when it comes to intruding into foreign airspace, just ask the Greeks, Syrians and Cyprus.

That is one way of putting things if you represent one of the two disputants. I gave you my neutral perspective, if the Turkish did this deliberately then the other guy would have been dead too.

 

[ptldM3]

That is one way of putting things if you represent one of the two disputants. I gave you my neutral perspective, if the Turkish did this deliberately then the other guy would have been dead too.

The other "guy", which I assume you mean the navigator was rescued, he also would have been murdered if he wasn't rescued and Turkey knew that by shooting at the SU-24 the pilots could have died simply from the missile alone; if they survived Turkey was aware that they would be executed and probably tortured. Turkey shot down the aircraft deliberately, according to experts it was a well planned ambush because the Turkish F-16 was flying around in circles at a low altitude so as to make it difficult to detect; furthermore the F-16 has poor fuel efficiency at that altitude waiting for the opportunity to ambush the SU-24.

And spare everyone the "neutral" BS, your post speaks for itself. If the roles would be reversed you would take Turkey's side just like many on this forum did when a Turkish F-4 was shot down in 2012. Turks and Pakistanies always refer to each other as "brothers" there is always bias.

 

[Djinn]

The other "guy", which I assume you mean the navigator was rescued, he also would have been murdered if he wasn't rescued and Turkey knew that by shooting at the SU-24 the pilots could have died simply from the missile alone; if they survived Turkey was aware that they would be executed and probably tortured. Turkey shot down the aircraft deliberately, according to experts it was a well planned ambush because the Turkish F-16 was flying around in circles at a low altitude so as to make it difficult to detect; furthermore the F-16 has poor fuel efficiency at that altitude waiting for the opportunity to ambush the SU-24.

And spare everyone the "neutral" BS, your post speaks for itself. If the roles would be reversed you would take Turkey's side just like many on this forum did when a Turkish F-4 was shot down in 2012. Turks and Pakistanies always refer to each other as "brothers" there is always bias.

Despite your elaborate drivel about how things went down and how we "Pakistanis" feel about the Turkish, you still couldn't establish how Turkey is responsible for his death when he did eject just like his navigator, if Turkey wanted them dead they would both be dead and not just one, the same F-16 which shot the SU-24 may have spotted them eject and could have killed them in the air---------This is quite a representation of the verity that absolves Turkey. Rest they were in the war zone, they knew they were taking risks and if not that situation involving Turkey, he could have been killed otherwise.

 

[Signalian]

Wonderfully kind on Turkey's part. Not every nation is so thoughtful. Turkey has taken the first step of apology about this mishap and hopefully Russia reciprocates Turkey gestures for warming of relations between both countries.

 

[neem456]

Appears like turkey is burning in its own guilt or fear of russia.

 

[ptldM3]

Despite your elaborate drivel about how things went down and how we "Pakistanis" feel about the Turkish, you still couldn't establish how Turkey is responsible for his death when he did eject just like his navigator,

Are you serious?

Shooting down the SU-24 does not count as being responsible for the pilots death?

if Turkey wanted them dead they would both be dead and not just one, the same F-16 which shot the SU-24 may have spotted them eject and could have killed them in the air--------

Oh god, you watch too many movies. Firstly the SU-24 was over Syrian airspace. The last time a Turkish aircraft violated Syrian airspace it was shot down so I don't think Turkey would take the chance.

Furthermore, killing pilots that are decending to earth is a war crime under the Geneva Convention. The pilots would also be difficult to spot and, if the F-16 did spot them he would have little time to engage the targets but this is a big if, chances are the F-16 may not have even had a visual on the SU-24 when he fired the missile. Then the F-16 would have to use its guns to strafe the pilots....extremely difficult to do, not to mention dangerous for the F-16.

Your scenario is proposterously stupid.

-This is quite a representation of the verity that absolves Turkey. Rest they were in the war zone, they knew they were taking risks and if not that situation involving Turkey, he could have been killed otherwise.

Yea, you can see the future now? Amazing!

 

[Michael Corleone]

The Turkish didn't kill him, they only shot his plane down. They shouldn't apologize for his death and despite that if they are willing to offer compensation to the bereaved family then this is something which the Russians should appreciate and curb this brazen attitude.

Shot down the plane which lead him to his death. Are you a nutcase.

 

[CrimsonFury]

The guy that made this retarded offer was forced to resign. Good riddance