Turkey laid the military options on the table for Syria. One of the options is the NATO
Turkish people are eagerly awaited how Turkiye will take a position after Syria shot down the aircraft. Whether Turkiye will solve this problem via military option or the task of diplomacy is unknown, but on the table one of the strongest assets, of course, is the NATO.
Article 5 says that NATO follows:
" The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security."
Turkiye Will Decide
Spokeswoman of U.S. Secretary of State said in a statement after the incident that it is the best thing to leave the decision to Turkiye on this issue. It is considered a sign that the U.S. gave the green light to Turkiye.
Ivo Daalder of the United States Permanent Representative to NATO, had said in a statement the following expressions:
''Syria or anywhere else in case of an attack to Turkiye, can be considered the operation of Article 5 of NATO "
During the Daalder'e press conference in Washington, the question was brought to the agenda ''Is it possible to implement Article Number 5 of NATO for Syrias border violation against Turkey? ''
Ivo Daalder said ''If there were to be an armed attack against Turkey, then the North Atlantic Council and the countries of NATO would come together to decide whether or not this met the test of invoking what is called invoking this Article 5, and would lead to an appropriate response.
Syria shot down the warplane without knowing it was a Turkish warplane
The Prime Minister said in a statement after the 2-hour critical peak, it is understood that the lost Turkish F-4 fighter jets brought down by Syria in the Mediterranean. Syria said, "Turkish warplanes entered our land 1 km and we hit it. We realized that the target was a Turkish plane after the shooting"
Before Turkish warplane shot down, the pilots sent a fault report that aircraft navigational system was broken. The possibility of accidentally shot down an unarmed reconnaissance F-4 aircraft reportedly is not possible. A similar event took place in 1989. Cadastral plane belonging to Turkey, violating Syrian airspace, shot down by Syria. After this incident took place, father al-Assad of Syria apologized and paid compensation to Turkiye "
Türkiye Askeri Seçenekleri Masaya Yat?rd? 23 Haziran 2012 08:55
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The news says like that but I do not think any military option will be implemented.