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Wednesday 02 Dec 2015 - 13:50 Makkah mean time-20-2-1437
Moscow, (IINA) - A deputy from the Russian parliament has criticized on Monday the measures taken by Russia against Turkish citizens, Anadolu Agency reported.
Dmitry Gudkov, MP from the party 'A Just Russia', criticized the treatment of Turkish citizens in Russia following the downing of a Russian aircraft that violated Turkey's airspace.
"[Turkish nationals] are not allowed in Russia. They are being forced to wait at airports for hours and then sent back. Tell me. Did Turkish students down the plane? Did Turkish constructors kill the pilot?"
Gudkov further described mistaking a country’s leadership with its citizens as a "big mistake".
He also paralleled the treatment of Turkish nationals with discriminatory Nazi practices. "What is happening in Russia and promoted in Russian televisions is this exactly. Did our grandfathers fight for this?"
Stating that Russian citizens abroad did not face discrimination because of the annexation of Crimea, civil war in Ukraine and other incidents, Gudkov said: "So is Nazism reborn in Ukraine or Russia?"
Since the downing of a Russian warplane for violating Turkey’s airspace near the Syrian border on November 24, Russia has announced a range of sanctions against Turkey.
Among the decrees imposed by Moscow is the end of visa-free travel and a ban on Turkish food products. Russia has also called on its nationals to boycott Turkey as a tourist destination.
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