Bloody-minded PKK oppressed Kurds ‘the most’, Erdoğan says
Speaking at an election rally in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakır province on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his speech: "PKK is the group that has oppressed Kurds the most throughout the history." The president also added that they were struggling for their Kurdish brothers not to become a tool of imperialists' plan neither in Iraq nor war-torn Syria.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 08:03 | 09 March 2019
- Modified Date: 08:04 | 09 March 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said PKK terror group has "oppressed Kurds the most" throughout the history.
Speaking at an election rally in southeastern Diyarbakır province, Erdoğan said the "only" thing that Diyarbakır needs is to get rid of the PKK's "shadow" in the province.
"PKK is the group that has oppressed Kurds the most throughout the history," Erdoğan emphasized.
Erdoğan said his government has realized works which protected the rights, culture and dignity of the Kurds.
"We are struggling for our Kurdish brothers not to become a tool of imperialists' plan neither in Iraq nor Syria," he added.
Erdoğan said a total of 41 billion Turkish liras ($7.5 billion) have so far been invested in Diyarbakır during his Justice and Development (AK) Party's tenures.
The PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, waged a terror campaign against Turkey for more than 30 years and has been responsible for the death of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.