mu ş ▁brand ed ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Parliament ▁as ▁' dist orted ▁and ▁bas eless ', ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁' histor ical ▁mistake .' ▁and ▁warning ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁comp li ant ▁with ▁Turkey - G erm any ▁relations . ▁In ▁response , ▁Mer kel ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁Germany ▁and ▁Turkey ▁remained ▁strong . ▁ ▁Russia ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government ' s ▁program , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁keep ▁open ▁channels ▁for ▁mut ual ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁Russia ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁normal ise ▁relations ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁common ▁interests . ▁Turkish ▁relations ▁with ▁Russia ▁d eter ior ated ▁sharp ly ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁Turkey ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁Russian ▁f ighter ▁jet ▁claim ing ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁viol ated ▁Turkish ▁Air space . ▁The ▁d eter ior ation ▁in ▁relations ▁also ▁caused ▁economic ▁and ▁trade ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁' normal isation ' ▁of ▁economic ▁relations ▁with ▁Russia ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁the ▁Deput y ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁Council ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁Committee ▁Vladimir ▁Cab ar ov ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁would ▁not ▁result ▁in ▁any ▁changes ▁to ▁Turkey - Russ ia ▁relations , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Re cep ▁T ay y