Illegal Oil Trading

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said Turkey had proof that Moscow was involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, countering Russian allegations that Ankara was importing oil from the jihadists

Russia on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trading with Islamic State jihadists, ratcheting up the heat in a dispute over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said that Russia had no right to "slander" Turkey with allegations that it had bought oil from ISIS in Syria.

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trade with ISIS terrorists, as a dispute rages over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said Turkey had proof that Moscow was involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, countering Russian allegations that Ankara was importing oil from the jihadists

Russia on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trading with Islamic State jihadists, ratcheting up the heat in a dispute over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said that Russia had no right to "slander" Turkey with allegations that it had bought oil from ISIS in Syria.

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trade with ISIS terrorists, as a dispute rages over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.