Erdogan: Fight against PKK will continue

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that the fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will continue.

During a telephone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Masum, Erdogan stressed the need to continue the fight against the PKK unless the group halts its terrorist operations.

Sources from Erdogan’s office said the two presidents discussed the fight against terrorism.

The unnamed sources said Masum expressed his understanding for the operations carried out by Turkey following the recent terrorist attacks, expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of the attacks.

Erdogan described the Islamic State and PKK as a “virus spreading in the region”, stressing that Turkey will face all terrorist organisations.

Meanwhile, Masum pointed out that PKK’s violence will affect the peace process launched by Ankara to end terrorism and find a radical solution to the Kurdish issue as well as the region as a whole.