Will Turkey risk military confrontation with Russia?
Leading military analysts say Putin is trying to draw Ankara into a fight that could have disastrous results for Turkey.
![RTX1WU0G.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/02/RTX1WU0G.jpg/RTX1WU0G.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=oet05b3L)
Tensions between Russia and Turkey continue to escalate following the downing in November of a Russian Su-24 fighter jet that strayed into Turkish airspace.
Questions are being raised now whether the two countries are heading for a military confrontation. A leading Turkish military expert told Al-Monitor that such a Russian move could spell disaster for Turkey.