Erdogan calls for support from Europe against Kurdish separatists
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Washington on European countries to support the campaign against Kurdish separatists after the car bomb attack which killed seven people in southeastern Turkey.
The speech yesterday evening at the Brookings center marked by riots between Turkish security forces and demonstrators and journalists.
"We can no longer tolerate this," Erdogan said, referring to the attack. "The European countries and other countries, I hope, be able to see the real person behind the attacks," said Erdogan who went to the US capital to participate in the summit on nuclear safety organized by Barack Obama.
Seven Turkish policemen were killed and at least 27 wounded in a car bomb attack yesterday in Diyarbakir, the largest city in southeastern Turkey, an area mainly inhabited by Kurds, an attack attributed to Kurdish separatists.
Erdogan said yesterday that the whole world must unite to combat terrorism, stating that the Kurds are so dangerous with their fighters jihadist organization Islamic State, according to the Athens Press Agency.
The under US international coalition against IK Syria Helps People's Protection Units (YPG) --enopli wing of the largest Kurdish party in Syria, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) - the fight against jihadist organization.
However, Turkey believes that the YPG are allies of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The West should not consider that there are "good terrorists" under the pretext of fighting the jihadists of IK, Erdogan said.
Riots between security guards and demonstrators Erdogan
Before arriving in Brookings, riots broke out between security guards and demonstrators Erdogan towering symbols of YPG.
Security staff of the Turkish president also put journalists. A man kicked an American journalist who was trying to film the riots.
Others tried to block access two Turkish journalists at the Brookings building, among them was a journalist of the opposition newspaper Zaman, which was placed under judicial custody by the Turkish government. The ASN American press, a large union of journalists, expressed concern after those riots.
"Turkish president and the security group is US guests," he told Thomas Bar communication, president of the Club. "They have the right to beat journalists and protesters or anyone else. Erdogan should not export its human rights violations and the press taking place in Turkey," he said.
For his part, Erdogan defended the actions of his government against the Turkish media, despite international criticism.
Citing the issue of 52 "so-called journalists imprisoned", he said these people "had been convicted of terrorism and involvement in terrorist organizations."
"If you want the details, I will be very happy to share them with you," he said waving an envelope.
"In Turkish prisons there are journalists who were sentenced because of their profession" or due to the violation of freedom of expression, he said whereas reelection proved its democratic legitimacy.
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Washington on European countries to support the campaign against Kurdish separatists after the car bomb attack which killed seven people in southeastern Turkey.
The speech yesterday evening at the Brookings center marked by riots between Turkish security forces and demonstrators and journalists.
"We can no longer tolerate this," Erdogan said, referring to the attack. "The European countries and other countries, I hope, be able to see the real person behind the attacks," said Erdogan who went to the US capital to participate in the summit on nuclear safety organized by Barack Obama.
Seven Turkish policemen were killed and at least 27 wounded in a car bomb attack yesterday in Diyarbakir, the largest city in southeastern Turkey, an area mainly inhabited by Kurds, an attack attributed to Kurdish separatists.
Erdogan said yesterday that the whole world must unite to combat terrorism, stating that the Kurds are so dangerous with their fighters jihadist organization Islamic State, according to the Athens Press Agency.
The under US international coalition against IK Syria Helps People's Protection Units (YPG) --enopli wing of the largest Kurdish party in Syria, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) - the fight against jihadist organization.
However, Turkey believes that the YPG are allies of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The West should not consider that there are "good terrorists" under the pretext of fighting the jihadists of IK, Erdogan said.
Riots between security guards and demonstrators Erdogan
Before arriving in Brookings, riots broke out between security guards and demonstrators Erdogan towering symbols of YPG.
Security staff of the Turkish president also put journalists. A man kicked an American journalist who was trying to film the riots.
Others tried to block access two Turkish journalists at the Brookings building, among them was a journalist of the opposition newspaper Zaman, which was placed under judicial custody by the Turkish government. The ASN American press, a large union of journalists, expressed concern after those riots.
"Turkish president and the security group is US guests," he told Thomas Bar communication, president of the Club. "They have the right to beat journalists and protesters or anyone else. Erdogan should not export its human rights violations and the press taking place in Turkey," he said.
For his part, Erdogan defended the actions of his government against the Turkish media, despite international criticism.
Citing the issue of 52 "so-called journalists imprisoned", he said these people "had been convicted of terrorism and involvement in terrorist organizations."
"If you want the details, I will be very happy to share them with you," he said waving an envelope.
"In Turkish prisons there are journalists who were sentenced because of their profession" or due to the violation of freedom of expression, he said whereas reelection proved its democratic legitimacy.
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