Turkey never bends knee to treacherous plotters, President Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made remarkable statements on Zarrab case during an AK Party provincial meeting in Turkey's province of Ağrı, on Sunday, saying that they were aware of political plots against them through the U.S. courts.

"Turkey never bends to treacherous plots designed by foreign powers," Erdoğan said in his speech.

He also said that they knew persons who have been conspiring against Turkey through Zarrab case, and cooperating with U.S. based Fetullah Gülen who is the mastermind of bloody coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Addressing the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party members in the eastern province of Ağrı, Erdoğan said the terrorist group was being used as a "pawn" by some states and powers and would be disposed of eventually.

"Foreign powers have been exploiting terror groups such as FETO, PKK against Turkey," Erdoğan said.

"The treacherous plotters exploiting PKK and FETO are cooperating with main opposition CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu now a days," the president added his statements.

"PKK DID NOT CARE ABOUT FUTURE OF KURDISH PEOPLE IN SYRIA"
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said that the PKK/PYD terror group did not care about the well-being or future of the Kurdish people in Syria.

"Do you believe that YPG/PYD in Syria is working for the benefit and future of our Kurdish brothers?" Erdoğan asked. "Never. This is not the case."

He said he always spoke out against the abuse of Kurdish people's rights by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

"I asked him, back in the days when we were on good terms, why they did not give them [Kurds] identity cards or passports. But Assad never cared about them."

"DAESH EQUALS YPG/PYD IN SYRIA"
Erdoğan said that Daesh in Syria equaled "YPG/PYD".

"Whoever established Daesh and armed them, and wreaked carnage in the country [Syria], is now arming and controlling and guiding YPG/PYD," he said, in an indirect reference to the U.S.

For the Syrian people, their "only friend" is Turkey, he added.

"Our nation must know that enemies of Turkey and their local collaborators will never succeed to get what they aim at," he concluded.

Last Tuesday, Turkey's National Security Council termed the PKK/PYD terror group's ethnic cleansing in Syria "unacceptable".

The council met under the leadership of Erdoğan in capital Ankara.

"PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organization's efforts to carry out a covert ethnic cleansing by changing the demographic structure of Syria is against international law and human rights, and, therefore, it is unacceptable," said a statement released after the meeting.

Turkey will continue to take every necessary measure at the Turkey-Syria border area to ensure its own security, the council said.

The PKK/PYD is the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist network, which has waged war against Turkey for more than 30 years. Turkey considers PKK, PYD, and YPG all one and the same.

While recognizing the PKK as a terrorist group, the U.S. has treated the PKK/PYD/YPG as an ally in its anti-Daesh efforts, despite its PKK ties documented by Turkey.

Since the PKK launched its terror campaign in Turkey in 1984, tens of thousands of people have been killed.