11 April 2012 / EKREM DUMANLI, SHANGAI
In a statement that may be interpreted as the harshest response yet to the escalating 13-month-old Syrian crisis, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan for the first time on Wednesday raised the possibility of calling on the NATO military alliance to protect Turkey's border against incursions by Syrian forces.

Speaking to reporters travelling with him during his official visit to China, Erdoan said Turkey may consider invoking NATO's fifth article to protect Turkish national security in the face of increasing tension along the Syrian border. His comments came after four Syrians who fled to Turkey from the violence in Syria were killed by Syrian forces targeting refugees on the Turkish side of the border on Monday.

NATO has a responsibility to protect Turkish borders, said Erdoan, signaling that Turkey may officially ask NATO members to apply Article 5 of the NATO Charter, which says that an attack on any member shall be considered to be an attack on all, if the situation in Syria becomes a serious enough threat to Turkish national security.

The article was invoked by the US for the first time in October 2001, when NATO determined that the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were indeed eligible under the terms of the charter.

Erdoan stated that Turkey would closely follow the developments in Syria. Turkeys sensitivities are clear on the Syrian issue. We will follow the Syrian situation closely at the United Nations, he said.

Meanwhile the Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday saying that Turkey expects the UN Security Council to adopt a decision that would include taking necessary measures to protect the Syrian people as Bashar al-Assad has failed to live up to commitments he made by accepting the Annan cease-fire plan. The Turkish initiative came after the cease-fire deal hammered out by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan failed to bring a resolution to the bloodshed in Syria, with Assad making new demands from the Syrian opposition over the weekend.

The United Nations should gather and take a decision on Syria. The organizations and the institutions which met in stanbul should pressure the UN to make a decision, Erdoan told reporters in Beijing.

Syrian opposition groups say more than 800 Syrians have been killed since Assad accepted Annans peace proposal on March 27, including 38 on Tuesday.

When asked whether there is a possibility of the continuation of the Baath regime in a post-Assad period, Erdoan stated that Baath members are standing with the current regime. If the regime topples, the Baath party will also collapse. In Iraq, the Baath party collapsed with Saddams decline, and only some ruins of it are left behind. Some want the Baath regime in Syria to stand because they want the autocratic system to continue. But we [Turkey] wish for Syria to have a multiparty democracy, Erdoan said.

After wrapping up his visit in China, Erdoan will fly to Saudi Arabia on Friday to have a meeting with King Abdullah in Riyadh at the end of the week. Erdoan is expected to press the king about Arab countries taking the lead in coordinated international measures against Assad. Saudi Arabia also has sensitivities on the Syrian issue. In regards to the interests of both our sides, we [Turkey and Saudi Arabia] wanted to speak about this topic together, said Erdoan.

After 13 months of bloodshed, a revolt that began as a mostly peaceful movement against Assads stagnant and entrenched regime has morphed into an insurgency. The UN estimates more than 9,000 people have been killed since the uprising began, and the toll continues to climb every day. Regime forces assault opponents with tanks, machine guns and snipers, and the Free Syrian Army launches frequent attacks against government targets, killing soldiers and security forces.

Syrias main opposition group has said about 1,000 people have been killed in regime attacks in the last eight days alone, a figure that could not be independently confirmed.

Turkey has a unique attitude; history is evidence of this. Turkey will at least take the position other countries would take in a similar situation. Syria should put itself in order. If Syria continues its violence, then, Syria should be ready to pay the consequences of this violence. Yesterday also there were armed attacks across our border with Syria. In terms of international law, it is clear what Turkey should do in terms of border violations, said Erdoan.

The number of refugees who have fled to Turkey from the violence in Syria has exceeded 25,000. Regarding these refugees, Erdoan stated that Turkey will never close its doors to the Syrian people even if this number reaches 100,000, in accordance with Turkeys open door policy on Syrian refugees.

Erdoan lobbied the Chinese government on Syria during the visit. He said that China has moved from its earlier position after Turkey explained what has really been happening inside Syria.

The death count has reached nearly 10,000. We shared our concerns on this topic with the Chinese side, particularly with Chinese President Hu Jintao. They said they dont approve of this situation, said Erdoan.

Erdoan stated that he reminded the Chinese about the eight vetoes China has exercised as a member of the Security Council, two of them on the Syrian issue. We [Turkey] reminded them about their [Chinas] two vetoes regarding the Syrian issue, and they [the Chinese] said that after this China will not easily take such decisions, said Erdoan.

Russia and China had blocked strong action by the UN Security Council, giving Assad a significant layer of protection as his crackdown continues.

Erdoan also said that inhumane actions were going on in Syria and that labeling the opposition as terrorist is simply wrong. How can a baby who was killed be a terrorist? What is a tank doing in a civilian neighborhood? he asked.

Erdoan underlined that after his Saudi Arabia visit he is expecting to go to Russia in order to work out differences between Turkey and Russia on the Syrian issue

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Shouldn't hold any delusions of being a world power if you have to cry for NATO to protect you from a defunct nation like Syria. Erdodo the clown has finally realised his true position on the world stage it seems. Stark difference from his hilarious "threats" to China, Israel and Russia.


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Theres no doubt that Turkey can walz over Syria in a couple of days, so its not wether we need NATO "to help us defeat them"

Btw, India is not a permanent UN security council member yet you try to measure dicks with China? First feed your starving nation and give them proper hygiene conditions lol

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Turkey is trying to drag Nato and especially USA into attacking Syria, they where bitching all the time, excagereting pictures of refuges or going along with Al Jazerra propaganda. Syrian army has any right to shoot rebels and criminals trying to find safe heaven into TUrkey, Turkey itself is doing that every year over Iraq.

Turkey is playing the Muslima card, encuraging the Islamistic forces in Syria to overthrow secularism elite. This will mean the decline of christian minority and the west should not allow that. It a pity that only Russia shows some interests over christians in Syria while the west is agains supporting the islamic fractions.

"Syrian army has any right to shoot rebels and criminals trying to find safe heaven into TUrkey"

By the same reason Turkey shouldve invaded Grease when you were harbouring pkk terrorists on your soil griko. Be glad we didnt 1453 you.

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India is not a permanent UN security council member yet you try to measure dicks with China?

Well we certainly do a better job at it than Turkey..lol. I hope you remember how erdodo cried when the Uighurs were slaughtered




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It's an international crisis with a big humanitarian component.
It's not a bilateral crisis just between Syria and Turkey.

Why should Turkey alone take the costs and risks when others also have the responsibility to stop the killing in Syria and help it get out of the chaos it is in?

Syrian Refugeee Camps

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Shouldn't hold any delusions of being a world power if you have to cry for NATO to protect you from a defunct nation like Syria. Erdodo the clown has finally realised his true position on the world stage it seems. Stark difference from his hilarious "threats" to China, Israel and Russia.
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Indian view about Syria is neither asked nor sought after.
First get into a situation where you're able to feed your population without international-community (UNICEF).

Aha ha ha... Turds think they are part of Nato again LOL! USSR is gone and there is not a single country in euroland that wants Turdgay in Nato or Turds in Euroarea.

It is a b@stard area of Asia and Europe. USA pushes for Turd inclusion in Euro knowing fully well that Euros will say no. Together they know how to phuck the toorks while feeding them thin air. Even distant and supposedly friendly countries like Sweden and UK privately agree that Turds should NEVER be allowed in EU.

If you visit GT forum, you will see Toorks wetdreaming that Nato has donated some nukes to toorks for safe keeping and its in their control and that makes them nucelar power and by 2015 Turgay will have 2 aircraft carrier. LOL!

The fact is Turdgay is a b1tch of superior race of Euros and US. If Hillary says jump, Devotoglu and Erdo say how high. In return Hillary doesn't mind torkos running around arab world claiming they are some kind of power to boost ego. But even the arabs know this and laugh at them.

That is the life of a turko, rejection, delusion, retardation, megalomania, despair and wetdream.

Asperger Syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

Probably the above Indian has it due to malnutrition and drinking from his p,iss-***** Ganges.

"The article was invoked by the US for the first time in October 2001, when NATO determined that the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were indeed eligible under the terms of the charter."

Hindu/Grik/Armo what ever the phuck you are, read before you open that trap of yours.

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US can invoke it becasue US IS the NATO. Euros can too if they decide becasue NATO was for their security and its a US Euro led group. Turds are just b@stardized hanging on coat tails even if stinky mostly useful when USSR was there.

Now no such compulsion. No one cares what Turdgay invokes or doesn't. Because whatever US decides will be done and it will steamroll over Turdgay a$$ if needed.

Turds are like a b@stardized group like Pakis useful to US when USSR was there. Just like Pakis, islamic takeover is happening in Tork-e-khar as we speak. Next time we will hear Turdgay invoking article 72 of sharia code of Koran LOL!

hey hendu rat, we're in NATO, I know you are full of jealousy and I know you would even sell your kidney and other sh1t infested organs in your body to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.


but I doubt it will happen, since you cant even get in any international organizations like the UN security council LOL

only organization for you are relief aid organizations like UNICEF

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[Aha ha ha... Turds think they are part of Nato again LOL!]

...umm...
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-87E23EEB-0A66CDCC/natolive/nato_countries.htm

..But on topic, it would be ridiculous to try to invoke Article 5.. for all we know, these were rebels trying to instigate a bigger fight between Syria and it's neighbors, to take some of the pressure off of them. These "rebel groups" have proven to be less than trust worthy lately..

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hey hendu rat, we're in NATO, I know you are full of jealousy and I know you would even sell your kidney and other sh1t infested organs in your body to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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My dear esek ArapDominated. Individual people can not join Nato by selling Kidneys. I know you toorks do that while sneaking into Euroland. Besides there is no jealousy. Your brothas Pakis were part of such "international" orgs CEATO and CENTO when we cut them in half in 1971.

No one here is jealous that Turks are part of Nato. What kind of donkey did you shag last night?

Did you also know that Turdgay is a nuclear power too and that France will nuke Syria if Syrians attacked Turdgay? Ha ha ha!

Speaking of donkey's in India..


"Some Donkeys in India Earn More Money Than Some People"
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/10/18/donkeys-india-earn-money-people/

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hendu rat, pak army and it's militants openly attacked mumbai sh!thole 2 years ago causing more then 200 rats dead. all what your sh!thole country did was imploring UN to intervene, you are a loser nation.

those refugee camps in turkey are far more modern then ordinary "houses" in henduratstan








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Bulent Arinc: ''Iktidara gelisimiz 'Boru' ya da 'Kagit parcasi' degil

NATO said today it takes its responsibility to defend allies "extremely seriously" after member state Turkey said it may seek help after shootings along its border with Syria.

"We are deeply concerned by events in Syria, particularly the recent incidents on the border with our ally Turkey," NATO spokeswoman Carmen Romero told AFP.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan said Wednesday that he may invoke NATO's Article 5, which says an attack on a member constitutes an attack on all allies, following the incident.

"We take our responsibility to protect NATO allies extremely seriously," Romero said.

"We are monitoring the situation very closely and will continue to do so." NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen insisted last week that the alliance has "no intention whatsoever to intervene in Syria" as he pressed for a diplomatic solution to a brutal crackdown on dissidents.

But Erdoan was quoted by Today's Zaman newspaper on Wednesday as saying that "NATO has a responsibility to protect Turkish borders." The Turkish government reacted furiously after shots fired from Syria wounded four Syrians and two Turkish staff working at a refugee camp in Turkey on Monday.

The NATO spokeswoman said the alliance fully supports the peace plan put forward by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.

"Now the whole international community must make every effort to ensure the plan is put into effect," Romero said. "The whole world is watching Syria -- and the whole world wants to see an end to this intolerable violence."

The UN-backed ceasefire to end 13 months of bloodshed in Syria appeared to be holding after coming into force at daybreak Thursday, despite doubts about the regime's compliance with the peace plan.

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If Article 5 is used as an excuse, when there is absolutely zero evidence the cross border shooting was state sanctioned, or even committed by Syrian troops themselves, then NATO is truly a useless organization, using what is supposed to PROTECT member states as a tool to carry out an agenda.

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Article 5..? Come on!!! Surely turkey can defend themselves from silly shiiet arabs, right?

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Toorks talk a lot but in the end chicken out like the subhumans they are. They were also beating chest saying will send another boat to Palestine after Israelis slaughtered their first boaters. They also threatened Cyprus over drilling saying Toorki Navy will act (unless of course it doesn't get stranded in sand dunes or crash into each other LOL!). They also threatened CHina over East Turkestan.

As subhumans they talk and wet dream incessantly.

But you have to be careful. Sometimes they talk because their master USA commands them to. Could be in case of Syria here otherwise they will get b1tchslapped by their master.

ROFL, funny how everyone just ignores poor element everywhere on this board haha. Poor dude was trying to tell us what article 5 is and sh1t but no one is being the caring dumbies.

And Turkey is probably the biggest joke of a nation out there after packistan. Hell even the packees don't go about looking for fights and then back down like these tellaks here.


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these hendus are so jealous of our NATO membership lol, everytime they open their mouth about Turkey they instantly talk about NATO. These rats will sell their sh1t infested kidneys to join NATO, after all economy and military wise they can't compete with neither Russia nor China. First feed your starving nation

You rats are best in sucking up, you suck up to Israel, a 7 million nation that is 1000 years ahead of a nation of billion "people"

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Brainwashed subhumans like this ArapDominated get upset upon hearing the truth. That gayjew Ataturk shouldn't have experimented with these torks and tried to make them civilized. The resultant collective wetdreaming from Turd govt in Ankara to average Oglu turk in Diyarbakir is now out of control.

But the camel has finally reached anatolia to help these Torkaraps to de-evolve faster.

Hendu rats can only dream of an honorable and respected man like Atatürk, these poor rats only had a piss poor starving Mahatma Ghando that tried to get independance from the British. Mahatma Ghando who could barely find something to eat sucked up to the British. The Brits gave these hendu rats their independence out of total pity.


JFK commemorating Atatürk




hendustan

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these hendus are so jealous of our NATO membership

Who needs NATO when we can fight our wars on our own? lol..

Hendu rats can only dream of an honorable and respected man like Atatürk

Funny how all the moderation still doesn't get you into the EU..lol. Guess the scourge of Islam cannot be wished away.


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Tu dhoop hain jham se bikhar
Tu hai nadee o bekhabar
Beh chal kahin ud chal kahin
Dil khush jahan teri toh manzil hai wahin.