Turkey suffering one of biggest terrorism waves: Erdogan

Erdogan questions EU 'sincerity' in fight against Kurdish rebels

AFP, ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his country was suffering “one of the biggest waves of terrorism in its history”, vowing to crush the Islamic State (IS) jihadists and Kurdish rebels behind a string of attacks.
“We will hit these terrorist organisations as hard as possible,” Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul, two days after a suspected IS suicide attack in Istanbul that killed four foreigners.
“Faced with the terrorists’ new strategies we will develop new modes of combat and quickly overcome them,” Erdogan said, promising democratic values would not be sacrificed in the fight. Of the six bombings that have rocked Turkey in the past eight months, killing over 200 people, four have been blamed on IS, with Kurdish rebels claiming the other two.
Turkey’s strongman leader focused his attacks on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which resumed its three-decade-long insurgency against the state last summer following the collapse of a shaky two-year truce.
He also took aim at his European counterparts, whom he has repeatedly accused of taking an indulgent approach towards PKK sympathisers.
Referring to the tent set up outside EU buildings by pro-PKK activists in Brussels during last week’s EU-Turkey summit on migration, he demanded: “How can the EU, which considers this (PKK) a terrorist organisation, tolerate such a situation?
“Where’s the sincerity,” he demanded to know, accusing the EU of “hypocrisy”.
On Sunday, Turkey summoned Belgium’s ambassador to Ankara to protest over the tent.
Another news adds: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday questioned the EU's "sincerity" in its support for Turkey's fight against rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
In a speech in Istanbul, Erdogan accused Europe of "hypocrisy" over the state's resurgent battle with the PKK, which has been blacklisted by Turkey and its Western allies as a terror group.
"How can you talk about sincerity when the terrorist organization is allowed to erect a tent in Brussels, outside the European Council building?" he said, referring to a tent set up by Kurdish activists during an EU-Turkey summit last week.

Turkey suffering one of biggest terrorism waves: Erdogan

Erdogan questions EU sincerity in fight against Kurdish rebels

AFP, ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his country was suffering one of the biggest waves of terrorism in its history, vowing to crush the Islamic State (IS) jihadists and Kurdish rebels behind a string of attacks. We will hit these terrorist organisations as hard as possible, Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul, two days after a suspected IS suicide attack in Istanbul that killed four foreigners. Faced with the terrorists new strategies we will develop new modes of combat and quickly overcome them, Erdogan said, promising democratic values would not be sacrificed in the fight. Of the six bombings that have rocked Turkey in the past eight months, killing over 200 people, four have been blamed on IS, with Kurdish rebels claiming the other two. Turkeys strongman leader focused his attacks on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which resumed its three-decade-long insurgency against the state last summer following the collapse of a shaky two-year truce. He also took aim at his European counterparts, whom he has repeatedly accused of taking an indulgent approach towards PKK sympathisers. Referring to the tent set up outside EU buildings by pro-PKK activists in Brussels during last weeks EU-Turkey summit on migration, he demanded: How can the EU, which considers this (PKK) a terrorist organisation, tolerate such a situation? Wheres the sincerity, he demanded to know, accusing the EU of hypocrisy. On Sunday, Turkey summoned Belgiums ambassador to Ankara to protest over the tent. Another news adds: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday questioned the EUs sincerity in its support for Turkeys fight against rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). In a speech in Istanbul, Erdogan accused Europe of hypocrisy over the states resurgent battle with the PKK, which has been blacklisted by Turkey and its Western allies as a terror group. How can you talk about sincerity when the terrorist organization is allowed to erect a tent in Brussels, outside the European Council building? he said, referring to a tent set up by Kurdish activists during an EU-Turkey summit last week.