{"id":106839,"date":"2014-03-26T11:38:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T09:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=106839"},"modified":"2014-03-26T11:38:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T09:38:57","slug":"daily-press-briefing-march-24-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2014\/03\/26\/daily-press-briefing-march-24-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Press Briefing &#8211; March 24, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Daily Press Briefing &#8211; March 24, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>03\/24\/2014 06:57 PM EDT<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Marie Harf<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Spokesperson<br \/>\nDaily Press Briefing<\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC<\/p>\n<p>March 24, 2014<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Do you have a comment on the downing of a Syrian jet apparently &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; in the Syrian airspace yesterday by the Turkish?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, obviously, we\u2019ve been following the issue closely. We have been in close contact with our Turkish counterparts \u2013 I would remind you, NATO allies \u2013 regarding the incident. We are committed to Turkey\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We note that the Turkish Government has been fully transparent about the rules of engagement it is operating under since the Syrian Government shot down a Turkish aircraft in 2012. The Turkish Government in this case said its forces only fired after the Syrian military aircraft violated Turkish airspace and after repeated warnings from Turkish authorities. Obviously, the Government of Turkey is looking into the incident more, but we are talking to them and will remain in contact with them.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So to the best of your information, do you have any independent information that it was actually shot down over Syrian airspace or Turkish airspace?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Where it was actually shot down, I don\u2019t have specific information about that, but as I said, the Turkish Government said it only fired on the aircraft after it violated Turkish aircraft \u2013 or, excuse me, airspace, and was repeatedly warned by the Turkish Government not to do so.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Are you concerned that any escalation might involve all other NATO allies, considering that you have some sort of a pact with Turkey?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I think it\u2019s a little soon to sort of take this more broadly. I would note that I don\u2019t think Turkey has asked for anything yet in terms of NATO. Obviously, we\u2019re talking to them about how to move forward here, but again, I think it\u2019s too soon to sort of draw broader characterizations about what might happen next.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0And finally, Brahimi said that he doesn\u2019t see Geneva II reconvening anytime soon. Do you have any comment on that?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, we have obviously been working with the special representative quite closely. We want \u2013 all want Geneva \u2013 the Geneva process, I would say, to reconvene when we can make progress. And up until this point, we\u2019ve seen the Syrian regime not come to the table as a party that wants to make progress here. So I know he\u2019s working on it to see if and when we can reconvene this and how, to see if we can move this diplomatic process forward.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So you said that Turkey has been fully transparent about the rules of engagement? What does that mean, exactly?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0That it has operated under since the Syrian Government shot down a Turkish aircraft in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Right, but &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0So I think what it means, without knowing all the specifics here, is that, for example, it repeatedly warned &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; the Syrian aircraft not to violate its airspace. It only then took action. That\u2019s what I think rules of engagement refers to here.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Right. Right. But the rules of engagement, are they public? You don\u2019t have &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I can check.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Is that what that means in terms of &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Or do we mean transparent with the United States? I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Well, transparent \u2013 I mean, maybe you\u2019d like to see &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019ll check.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION:<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; the Turkish Government tweet the rules of engagement or perhaps put them on Facebook or YouTube or something like that.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I would note here that there have been more tweets from Turkey since the government blocked it than there were before.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So can we just &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Which is an interesting, I think, signal to people that try to clamp down on freedom of expression that it doesn\u2019t work and isn\u2019t the right thing to do.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Are you helping in this?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Hold on. We\u2019ll \u2013 let me finish Matt.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So do you have any additional comment on the Twitter ban? When Erdogan announced that he was going to do this, he said now every \u2013 he didn\u2019t care about international reaction and now the world would see the power of the Turkish Republic.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I think what the world saw was the number of people inside Turkey tweeting about what they thought about it being blocked there.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Well, could I ask you what you think &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; about the power of the Turkish Republic since they have failed so dramatically to enforce this ban?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0We have conveyed our serious concerns over this action directly to Turkish authorities, both from here and on the ground. Obviously, we support freedom of expression in Turkey and everywhere else. We oppose any action to encroach on the right to free speech, and continue to urge directly the Turkish Government to unblock its citizens\u2019 access to Twitter and ensure free access to all social media platforms &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Right, but &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; so they can see what you and everyone else tweets.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Right, but what does it say to you, if anything, about the power of the Turkish Republic?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0In what respect?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0The fact that they\u2019ve tried to ban it and it hasn\u2019t worked. I mean, is this the kind of thing that you want to see a NATO ally doing or boasting about &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0No.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; beforehand, and then &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0No.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; failing miserably at it?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, the second part \u2013 clearly, we think it\u2019s good that people inside Turkey are still able to express themselves, but that doesn\u2019t mean that it should be blocked. I wasn\u2019t trying to give that statistic &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Okay.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; in terms of saying that it\u2019s an acceptable action.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So you\u2019re &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0No, clearly this is not an action we think the Turkish Government should take. We\u2019ve told them that directly. We will continue to tell them that directly. There\u2019s no place in a democracy for this kind of clamping down on people\u2019s right to free speech. There\u2019s just not.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. And so you would encourage people in Turkey to defy \u2013 to continue to defy the prime minister\u2019s ban. Is that &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not going to go that far, but I \u2013 what I will say is it\u2019s important for people all over the world to hear what the Turkish people have to say.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Do you see any connection between the Twitter issue and the downing of the plane, the Syrian plane, perhaps that Mr. Erdogan is trying to export his &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Not at all.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; local issues? You don\u2019t see that?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Not at all. No, not at all.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Are you helping the Turks in breaking the blockade?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Is the United States Government?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0No, not to my knowledge. We\u2019ve been in contact with Twitter and with the Government of Turkey about this, but to my knowledge, no, we are not. But we\u2019ve said very clearly to the Turkish Government that this is not acceptable and that we do not think they should be able to block their citizens\u2019 access to these kind of social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Mm-hmm. And &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Just to clarify, Marie, you \u2013 I asked this question last week, that whether United States Government is involved with this case in the &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0With Twitter?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0In this dispute between the Twitter and the Turkish Government in terms of the legal process, and you said no. Still the case? Still &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I don\u2019t think I said no; I think Jen said no. But we saw over the weekend, I think, some more actions being taken, right? So I\u2019m not sure exactly how you asked the question last week, but what I can say is that we have been in contact with Twitter and separately with the Government of Turkey to talk about the fact that people should not have their access blocked to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So it is a legal dispute right now, and that maybe \u2013 I mean, Turkish Government is pursuing this ban, and they took several additional measures during the weekend to stop the people to use Twitter, like DNS ban, et cetera.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Which we think is an encroachment on their citizens\u2019 freedom of expression, and we don\u2019t think that it should be continued.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0You are in contact with the Twitter in terms of legal dispute or &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not say in terms of any \u2013 I don\u2019t know the legal \u2013 the specific legal aspect you\u2019re referring to. We are in touch with Twitter, yes, broadly speaking. I don\u2019t know exactly what that contact is like, but I don\u2019t know if the legal \u2013 if that\u2019s an internal Turkish matter, I\u2019m not exactly sure, but we\u2019ve been in contact with both Twitter and the Turkish Government.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, because Twitter is represented by the lawyers right now in Turkey, and there will be maybe case against &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t have more details on any legal action that may or may not be happening in Turkey. I just don\u2019t have those details. What we\u2019ve said is separate and apart from that. People should be able to express themselves freely, whether it\u2019s on Facebook or Twitter or whatever \u2013 Flickr, Tumblr, whatever people want to use \u2013 and that governments should not encroach on their \u2013 they shouldn\u2019t block access for their citizens to do so. I don\u2019t have a lot more information.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, but &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0What about Instagram?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0And Instagram too.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah, the problem &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Not Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Not \u2013 (laughter). Don\u2019t play favorites now, Marie.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I am not. I am not on Instagram, but &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0The problem, the Turkish Government is trying to get some information about some users, specific users who are tweeting against the government and &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0What I\u2019m saying is that we oppose the Turkish &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0And the Twitter \u2013 and my question \u2013 okay. My question is &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; Twitter assured to Turkish Twitter accounts users that they will not disclose any private information.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0That would be a question for Twitter, not for me.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah. But are you supporting this stand of Twitter against Turkish Government?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s not something that I should take a stand on. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s something that the company, Twitter, can decide on its own.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Because &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0What we have said is that governments should not block access for their citizens.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yes. But at the same time it\u2019s a privacy question \u2013 not only freedom of expression, but the people are also trying to protect their privacy &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Again, that a question that\u2019s &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; and the Turkish Government is trying to get the information of all of the users.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0That\u2019s a question, I think, is better addressed to Twitter, who controls that issue. What I am saying is people\u2019s freedom of expression should not be blocked by their own government.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So no comment about the privacy?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t have more for you than this \u2013 for you on this case than that.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Okay.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:\u00a0<\/b>I\u2019m happy to check with our folks and see if there\u2019s more.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Right.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:\u00a0<\/b>I just don\u2019t think I\u2019ll have more.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. Thank you. Please.<\/p>\n<p>And another question about the jet incident.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Are you concerned that this confrontation between Turkey and Syria can turn into a more broader confrontation just before the elections, because &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I think that\u2019s the question Said just asked, and what I said was it\u2019s a little too early to make sweeping characterizations about what may come from this. Obviously, we know there was a situation here where the Turks repeatedly warned the Syrians before taking action. I don\u2019t think I want to probably draw broader conclusions about what will happen going forward.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0No, I\u2019m \u2013 my question wasn\u2019t related NATO that Said asked in terms of the NATO involvement. Beyond the NATO involvement, are you encouraging the parties to deescalate the tension?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I mean, we\u2019re certainly in contact with the Turkish Government here on this issue. I\u2019m not \u2013 I mean, in terms of the parties, you\u2019re talking about the Assad regime?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0No, the parties \u2013 NATO ally, Turkey. Because there will be an election this week &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Right.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0&#8212; and the main &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not seeing the connection here.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0The main opposition party urged to not do any military intervention, military \u2013 I mean, unilateral military action against Syria just before the election, to use a populist tool just before the election. So this is the concern of the main opposition party and other parties in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I think I probably don\u2019t have much comment on internal Turkish politics or how they may or may not respond &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0It stirs an international crisis.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Well, are you encouraging the Turks to kind of remain calm and not escalate the situation?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not sure how they \u2013 I mean I\u2019m not sure there\u2019s even talk of escalation here. I\u2019m happy to check with our folks and see. To my understanding, it was a limited situation. I haven\u2019t heard that there is escalation here.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Is &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:\u00a0<\/b>I\u2019m happy to check with our team. We\u2019re still talking to the Turks to get the facts about what happened here, but I, quite frankly, haven\u2019t heard talk that people are worried about that.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So \u2013 because my question is related to another religious site within Syria belonging to Turkey. This is a Turkish territory, 35 kilometers from Turkish broader within Syria, and it\u2019s under threat some groups, ISIS and other radical al-Qaida-affiliated groups. And some cabinet members, Turkish cabinet members, even urged not to do anything to provoke Turkey for any unilateral military action, for example. This is another concern for Turkey to be part of the unilateral military action within Syria. So only \u2013 not only the jet, but this is another risk for Turkey to involve with Syria in terms of this kind of military action.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Well, I don\u2019t have any, in terms of that specific question, any details for you on that. Again, I think I\u2019ll let the Turkish Government speak for what their response will or won\u2019t be here. As I said, we\u2019ve talked to them, we\u2019ve gotten the facts of what\u2019s happened here, and if there\u2019s more to share\u00a0tomorrow, I\u2019m happy to.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Marie, a question that is on Syria.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:\u00a0<\/b>Mm-hmm.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0There are report that 600,000 Syrians have applied for asylum in Europe and the United States. Could you tell us the portion of that that is being sought with the United States?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t know the answer, Said. Let me check with our folks and see. I don\u2019t have the numbers.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Just one more question on the Syrian jet.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:\u00a0<\/b>Uh-huh.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0You said we\u2019ve established the facts and multiple warning were issued, I guess.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Mm-hmm. By the Turkish Government.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0How \u2013 yeah. How did you establish that? Did they share any information with the State Department?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0The Turkish Government?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0With the United States Government they did. I don\u2019t know if it was us or with the Defense Department, but &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah. But they shared, like, intelligence information about the incident?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s intelligence they told us. They warned the Syrians multiple times. I don\u2019t know the details of exactly what that &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Yeah. But how did you verify what they actually conveyed to you?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I can check with our folks and see.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Were you in touch with them in real time during the incident?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m happy to check. It might be \u2013 and it might be the Department of Defense, but I\u2019m happy to check with them.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0So did you &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I just don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Did you say that these pieces of information were verified, or you\u2019re not sure?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0We have no reason to believe that it\u2019s not accurate, correct. Yes.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Okay. But &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0And I\u2019m happy to see if there are more details about how we verified it, correct.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0I wanted to ask one more.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0No, no. One more on Syria.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0Uh-huh.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0News reports said that the U.S. Administration has finished its review on its policy towards Syria and decided not to intervene militarily and not to provide the opposition with sophisticated arms and not to allow Saudi Arabia to provide this kind of arms.<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m not sure those reports are true. I haven\u2019t seen them, but I haven\u2019t heard those reports. In terms of the first, we\u2019ve always said all options except for boots on the ground are on the table. Happy to check with our team, but it\u2019s my understanding, as we\u2019ve talked about in here, that this is an ongoing discussion of what policies we should undertake in Syria. I\u2019m happy to check and see if there\u2019s been some decisions made, but to my knowledge there haven\u2019t been.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Is there any review?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0As I said \u2013 we went over this, I think, ad nauseam one day, but there\u2019s constantly a review of our policy in Syria. We are constantly looking at options, what we could do, what more we could do, how we could influence the situation. That\u2019s ongoing, yes. But to my knowledge, there hasn\u2019t been some sort of major decision on what we will or won\u2019t do.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Can you check on this, please?<\/p>\n<p><b>MS. HARF:<\/b>\u00a0I\u2019m happy to.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Press Briefing &#8211; March 24, 2014 03\/24\/2014 06:57 PM EDT Marie Harf Deputy Spokesperson Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC March 24, 2014 QUESTION:\u00a0Do you have a comment on the downing of a Syrian jet apparently &#8212; MS. HARF:\u00a0Yes. QUESTION:\u00a0&#8212; in the Syrian airspace yesterday by the Turkish? MS. HARF:\u00a0Well, obviously, we\u2019ve been following the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":643583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,34],"tags":[1517],"class_list":["post-106839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-syria","category-usa","tag-turkish-syrian-border"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}