After Turkey's downing of the Russian warplane earlier this week, the world began imagining the worst possible consequences. Headlines with phrases like "serious consequences", "betrayal", "tension" and "Cold War" streamed across the news, making the situation even more palpable.
Meanwhile, the Turks have taken their opinions online, joking about the expected loss of the Russian female visitors to Turkey and musing about the dark possiblity of Moscow's retaliation. See below some legitimate questions, thought-provoking comments and a whole lot of other madness—from the Turkish perspective.
The question we've all been too scared to ask.
Rus uçağı türk hava sahasını ihlal ettiği için hemen düşürmüşler. Lan amk adam nerden anlasın havada çizgi var sanki:d
— F. TRAVOLTA (@kontravolta_) November 24, 2015They downed a Russian plane for violating Turkish air space. How was the man supposed to know, as if there are lines in the sky.
The violence is starting, and the first victim: the head of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahceli. He seems to have fallen pretty hard.
RUSYA'DAN MİSİLLEME: 1 ADET DEVLET BAHÇELİ DÜŞÜRÜLDÜ... AYRINTILAR GELİYOR... pic.twitter.com/3X7mJht9H5
— Zıbın (@berkingham) November 24, 2015Missiles from Russia: 1 Devlet Bahceli down, details to follow.
Turks do wonder—somewhat jokingly—what the backlash from Russia might entail.
Vur sarayı ödeşelim amma uzattınız ya.
— odyo (@odyovizyon) November 24, 2015
So just bomb the palace already and we'll be even, jeez.
Good thinking, considering the fact that Russia supplies most of Turkey's natural gas.
Herkes kombiyi sonuna kadar açsın. Kış gelmeden ülkeyi iyice ısıtalım sonra kesilse de bahara kadar anca soğuruz zaten. Bence süper fikir rt
— Eretna Beyi (@asikreyhani) November 24, 2015Everyone turn up your furnaces all the way and let's heat the country before winter. That way if it gets turned off later, we'll only be cold until spring.
Maybe just be glad you're still in Turkey and not Russia.
Son Dakika - Rusya Meteoroloji Dairesi: ''Türkiye'de son 50 yılın en soğuk kışı bekleniyor...'' https://t.co/AFaLXsowYn
— zaytung (@zaytung) November 24, 2015Latest news—Russian Meteorology Agency—Turkey's expecting the coldest winter in 50 years…
But if we have to be cold all winter, you can suffer with us.
rus zebzeyi meyveyi bizden yiyomuş. gazla karın doymuyo. valla keseriz portakalı c vitaminsizlikten kırılır grip olur rusya bu soğukta.
— Marki de Sekban (@Cemil_Marki) November 24, 2015Apparently Russia gets its fruits and vegetables from us. Gas won't fill you up. So we take back our oranges, cut off their Vitamin C, and watch them break down and get the flu.
Putin and his tiger have had a watchful eye on Erdogan and his cat for a while now.
Putin : Sırtımızdan bıçaklandık ciddi sonuçları olacak ... pic.twitter.com/GG3UJD8yNI
— Mesut Lubudi (@mesutlubudi) November 24, 2015Putin: 'We were stabbed in the back. There will be serious consequences.'
It seems some Turkish girls are happy about the expected cutback of female foreigners to Turkey.
kızlar rahat bi nefes alabiliriz artık pic.twitter.com/lo6fyQ8FFG
— ŞALINA MÜNHASIR (@cokkonusurumki) November 24, 2015Russians are temporarily suspending tours to Turkey. We can relax and take a breath now girls.
Lastly, Putin's a psychopath, apparently.
PUTİN GERÇEKTEN PİSKOPAT Bİ ADAM pic.twitter.com/gesPkRwT0M
— farukken (@farukken) November 24, 2015PUTIN IS A PSYCOPATH.
