President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the terror attack on Thursday that killed 13 people and injured 100 others in Barcelona's picturesque Las Ramblas district.
Erdoğan offered his condolences to Spanish King Felipe VI and expressed his sadness over the loss of lives of innocent people, according to the presidential sources.
"I strongly condemn the attack that showed the brutal face of the terrorism once again and targeted the shared values of the whole humanity not just Spain," he said.
On Thursday evening, 13 people, died and over 100 were injured when a white van ploughed into a crowd in central Barcelona . Erdoğan conveyed words of sympathy to the Spanish people and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
The Turkish President sent a condolence letter to the Spanish King Phelipe VI, according to a confidential presidential source.
A van veered onto a sidewalk and sped down a busy pedestrian zone Thursday in Barcelona's picturesque Las Ramblas district, swerving from side to side as it mowed down tourists and residents and turned the popular European vacation spot into a bloody killing zone.
Thirteen people were killed and 100 were injured, 15 of them seriously, in what authorities called a terror attack. The attack was later claimed by Daesh terror group.
TURKEY STRONGLY CONDEMNS BARCELONA TERROR ATTACK
Turkey strongly condemned the terrorist attack in central Barcelona that left at least 13 people dead and dozens of others injured Thursday.
In a written statement, Foreign Ministry said: "We condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attack perpetrated in Barcelona today.
"We extend our deepest condolences and wish fortitude to the families of those who lost their lives and speedy recovery to those wounded in these heinous attacks which display once again the brutal face of terrorism and target all humanity.
"We reiterate our resolve to maintain solidarity with Spain, which is a friend and an ally of Turkey, and to provide all kinds of support to this end."
According to Spanish media, Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack that involved a van ploughing into people at Las Ramblas, a street in central Barcelona popular with both tourists and locals.
In a separate statement, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said: "We found out about the abominable attacks in Barcelona in deep sorrow.
"We condemn these attacks that target our humanity and universal values vehemently. We wholeheartedly share the grief of friendly nation Spain, and offer our sincerest condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives, and wish the wounded a quick recovery.
"We will continue to be in solidarity and unity with our friend and ally Spain in fighting terror."
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ, who is also the government's spokesman, also condemned the attack on Twitter: "We give our condolences to the those who lost their lives and their families, and to the people and government of Spain.
"We wish the ones wounded in the abominable terror attack a quick recovery.
"Turkey is always in solidarity and cooperation with Spain against terror. Terror is a common enemy of all people and countries, regardless of who does it or who it is against.
"We strongly condemn the terror attack in Barcelona, the ones who made the attack, ones who commanded to attack, and everyone who supports this."
