Ibrahim Kalin, the presidential spokesperson, tells Al Jazeera that Ankara will target the PKK, YPG and PYD Kurdish groups to protect its borders. The spokesperson for the Turkish presidency has told Al Jazeera that Kurdish armed groups in Syria are “legitimate targets”, and accused them of exploiting ties with the United States to justify their presence along Turkey’s border with …
Turkish leader says YPG does not represent Syrian Kurds, slamming US demand for their security in turn for US pullout. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced comments by a senior US official urging protection for Kurdish allies as “seriously mistaken”. If the US sees these groups as my Kurdish brothers, they are seriously mistaken.” 190105094328241 Erdogan stressed he …
