TINJAUAN YURIDIS HUKUM UDARA INTERNASIONAL TERKAIT JATUHNYA PESAWAT TEMPUR RUSIA KARENA PENEMBAKAN TURKI

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Abstract: The problem was motivated by the entry of Russian military aircraft into Turkish territory when Russia carried out anti-terrorism operations in Syria, which borders Turkey. The Sukhoi Su-24 military aircraft owned by the Russian Air Force (AU) is a type of state aircraft that also functions as a military aircraft. Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict allows these military aircraft to operate in Syrian airspace. In November 2015, Russian warplanes had an incident where they were shot down by Turkey, which was not without reason. The Russian warplanes had violated Turkish airspace, so in accordance with the laws in force in Turkey, they were shot down. To resolve the shooting incident, Türkiye directly apologized to Russia. Russia responded positively to Turkey's apology and gradually lifted the sanctions imposed on Turkey. This action begins with lifting the travel ban for Russian residents wishing to visit Turkey, as well as allowing Russian package tour companies to reopen travel routes to Turkey. In the view of international law, countries have equal status with each other, and each country has the right to enforce its jurisdiction or national law only within its own territory. A country's authority begins and ends with its territory, so a country's territory is very important for that country. The territory of a country is one of the important elements in the formation of a nation according to what it is. A country has the right to regulate the nation and objects within its territory, based on territorial principles known in international law. In this case, not only in land and water areas, but also in the airspace of a country, where an aircraft must first obtain permission from the country concerned before crossing its airspace. During its flight, the aircraft must also comply with applicable laws and fo.