Turkey released six terrorists of the Islamic State, who were sentenced 46 times to life imprisonment, the Turkish media reports, as Manolis Kostidis reports from Istanbul.

The convicts were related to terrorist attack at Ataturk Airport and the Turkish opposition raises the question of whether they were released after Turkey’s contacts with Al Golani in Syria.

Selcuk Tepeli: “The 6 members of the Islamic State who carried out the terrorist attack at Ataturk Airport where 45 people were killed were released from prison. All of them had been sentenced to 46 times life imprisonment.

That release decision was made last week. On December 12th. How is it possible that a sentence of 46 times life, how can it be converted to parole. Does this make sense? The second question is whether this decision has anything to do with Golani in Syria, who is the figurehead of the government in the country.

Murat Emir, vice president of the KO of the Republican Party: “If this information is true, are these developments also related to the contacts made with the HTS organization? They must tell us where the order to the Supreme Court has gone for the release.

The court decided to release people who had been sentenced to life imprisonment 46 times. This is tolerance for al-Nusra, al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, and we are waiting for an explanation.”

Erdogan: Turkey is bigger than Turkey – We are not limited to 782,000 sq km

“Turkey has changed. We have a mission assigned to us by history” said the Turkish president”

“Those who say what we are doing in Syria, Somalia, Libya, have not understood how much we have changed in the last 22 years”

“Turkey is bigger than Turkey. As a nation, we cannot limit our horizons to 782,000 square kilometers. Just as man cannot hide from his fate to save himself, so Turkey and the Turkish nation cannot escape and hide from its fate. We are obliged to see the mission assigned to us by history, to accept it, and we must act accordingly.

» This may not be perceived by some who look at their country through the eyes of foreign countries. Those who cannot see past their noses may not understand this. Those who wonder what Turkey is doing in Libya, in Syria, in Somalia may not realize this mission, this vision. Those who do not know how much Turkey has changed in the last 22 years may find it difficult to understand the development of events. But we see this, we understand the procedures and we do not close our ears to the appeals” said the Turkish president.

Turkish media: “Greece with Rafale and F-35s surpassed Turkey – Eurofighters may restore the balance”

HABER GLOBAL presenter: “On our screen we also see the title, if the Eurofighters are changing the balance in the region. We know very well that in Greece they closely monitor this purchase process. If we get these Eurofighters what will be our profit?’

Murat Katatas, military analyst: “The air battles carried out by the fighters over the Aegean are a show of strength. It is an indication of who is superior. In this area the Eurofighters will be able to change some things. In fact Turkey and Greece as NATO member countries have almost the same fighters. They use the old F-4s and F-16s. But Greece took a step forward and is ahead with F-35 and Rafale fighters. From a technological point of view, as well as from the point of view of the capabilities of the aircraft, Greece advanced. However, Greece went further.”

Two British Eurofighters landed in Ankara

The Turks will consider them – Preparations for their procurement by the Turkish Air Force

The Syria-Turkey agreement on the EEZ will spoil the plans of Greece and Cyprus

The Turkish media continue the scenarios for the “Blue Homeland”

Television network HABER GLOBAL: “This is the point that everyone wants to open up in Syria. From here, Turkey and Syria as two neighboring and friendly countries can sign an agreement on the EEZ and any other agreement. As a result, the areas that Greece and the Greek Cypriots claim belong to them and that they will investigate will disappear. This will happen at a time when southern Cyprus has turned into a military and air base for the US and Great Britain. Below is Israel. Logically, these countries would like to take advantage of Syria’s maritime rights as well. With the Turkey-Syria agreement, these facts can change.”