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  • Turkey Condemns Terrorist Organization’s Acts İn European Countries

    Turkey Condemns Terrorist Organization’s Acts İn European Countries

    DisisleriTurkey condemned on Friday terrorist organization PKK’s acts in European countries.
    Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Selcuk Unal said that Turkey strongly condemned acts of terrorist organization in several European countries that threatened public order and security, particularly the occupation of Turkish Cultural & Promotion Counsellor’s Office in Paris, France by members of the terrorist organization.
    “PKK members staged acts in several parts of Europe on September 28, and these incidents once more confirmed that terrorist organization PKK, as stated in reports prepared by the European Union (EU), has become a threat for Europe,” Unal said.
    Unal said PKK members invaded Turkish Cultural & Promotion Counsellor’s Office in Paris, France, and Turkey thought that European countries should get the necessary lesson caused by their tolerance towards the terrorist organization.
    “It is high time that the acts of PKK, functioning under different names, and their supporters were put an end,” Unal said.
    Unal said Turkey had voiced its expectations to French authorities that Turkish representations and their interests should be protected and people staging such illegal acts should be punished.
    The spokesperson also said that Turkey expressed its expectation that the authorities took required measures to protect Turkish diplomatic missions as soon as possible.

    Turkish Weekly

  • Turkish PM: Some European countries not doing enough in PKK fight

    Turkish PM: Some European countries not doing enough in PKK fight

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused some European countries of turning a blind eye to the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused some European countries of not doing enough to help Turkey in its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

    “Some European countries did not give necessary support to Turkey in its combat against terrorism for a long time,” said Erdogan at a meeting of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Istanbul, according to the state-run Anatolian Agency.

    “Despite all the pain we have been through and bloody attacks on civilians and security forces, today, there are countries who have not cut financial support to the terrorist organization, who turned a blind eye to its activities and its propaganda, and who did not extradite any criminals to Turkey.” he continued.

    Erdogan’s statement comes in the midst of escalating clashes between Turkish forces and the PKK. More than 40 Turkish soldiers have died in the last few months as the result of PKK attacks.

    Both the United States and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization.

    Police in Istanbul Wednesday detained 27 people in connection with the previous day’s bombing of a military bus.

    Four soldiers and the 17-year-old daughter of an officer were killed in the attack, which has been claimed by an offshoot of the PKK.

    The bus was struck by a remote control bomb that had been planted by the roadside.

    In his speech, Erdogan said that European security is connected to the security in cities in eastern Turkey, where many of the recent clashes have taken place.

    “Security in Europe, particularly the Balkans, starts in Hakkari, in Semdinli. You should know that security of Balkan and European countries can not be restored before security is restored in Semdinli,” Erdogan said.

    “Most of our European friends announced PKK as terrorist organization. That is good, but declaring PKK as terrorist organization does not put an end to the matter. How many terrorists have you extradited to us from those you have detained?” Erdogan added.

    Haaretz