Addressing the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's sixth annual provincial congress in western city of Kutahya, Erdogan said an operation in Manbij in Syria will come after Afrin because "promises made to Turkey have not been kept."
The president made it clear that just changing names of terror groups would not satisfy Turkey.
"The PKK, YPG, PYD are all the same; changing names does not change the fact that they are terror organizations," he said.
"They are playing games in Syria in their own way, by changing the terror organization's name.
"Who are you kidding? This same organization's name is PKK, PYD, YPG."
He criticized the United States for working with the PKK, an organization which is in the terrorist list of the U.S. and the European Union.
"They know it really well. They are trying their best to deceive Turkey and the world," he added.
Turkish military units are already deployed in Afrin, a district of Aleppo near the Turkish-Syria border, which is under siege by the PYD/PKK terrorist organization.
(aa.com.tr)
20/1/18
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- Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has urged the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to resort to diplomacy before launching any military operation into Syria’s Afrin, stressing that an international agreement is necessary.
- Erdoğan'dan Afrin harekatına ilişkin flaş açıklama Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, yaptığı konuşmada "Afrin operasyonu sahada fiilen başladı, bunu Münbiç takip edecek" dedi
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Kütahya'da AK Parti 6. Olağan İl Kongresinde konuşan Cumhurbaşkanı ve AK Parti Genel Başkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, "Afrin operasyonu sahada fiilen başlamıştır. Bunu Münbiç takip edecek." dedi.
ReplyDeleteErdoğan, konuşmasında şu ifadeleri kullandı:
ReplyDelete"Suriye’de kendilerince bir oyun kurgulayanlar, terör örgütünün adını değiştirerek kurnazlık yaptıklarını sanıyorlar. Bizim gözümüzde adı ne olursa olsun teröristlerden müteşekkil her türlü organizasyonun adı terör örgütüdür. Yok Suriye Demokratik Güçleri’ymiş, yok sınır ordusuymuş, yok sınır muhafızlarıymış, yok iç güvenlik oluşumuymuş, siz kimi kandırıyorsunuz ya. Bu örgütün adı PKK’dır, bu örgütün adı PYD’dir, bu örgütün adı YPG’dir."
A Syrian Turkmen commander has said the entire Middle East region would benefit if the PYD/PKK terror group is purged from Syria.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking with Anadolu Agency, Bayirbucak Turkmen Region's 2nd Coastal Armed Division Commander Tarik Solak said Syrian Turkmen people "know what PYD/PKK is after in Turkey and Syria."
Bayirbucak is a region in northwest Syria, where it has a long border, as well as a rich cultural history with Turkey and Turkish people. It has a dominant Syrian Turkmen population.
"Getting rid of terrorists from Syria will be beneficial to the entire Middle East," Solak said.
Both Afrin and Manbij are controlled by the YPG Syrian Kurdish militia.
ReplyDelete“The promises made to us over Manbij were not kept. So nobody can object if we do what is necessary,” Erdogan said, referring to previous US assurances that the YPG would move out of Afrin.
“Later we will step-by-step clear our country up to the Iraqi border from this terror filth that is trying to besiege our country,” he concluded.
Genelkurmay Başkanlığından, Afrin operasyonunun, "Zeytin Dalı Harekatı" adıyla, bugün saat 17.00'den itibaren başladığı bildirildi.
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