PKK also network of violence and blackmail – Turkish Minister

18 11 2011

PKK had the largest illicit drug network of Europe, Minister says.

Turkey’s EU Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagish has said that PKK was a terrorist organization and it also had the largest illicit drug network of Europe.

PKK is also a network of violence and blackmail, added Bagis who spoke to Haber A on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »



Minister Bagis: PKK terrorist organization has Europe’s largest illicit drug network

17 11 2011

Turkey’s EU Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis has said that PKK was a terrorist organization and it also had the largest illicit drug network of Europe.
PKK is also a network of violence and blackmail, added Bagis who spoke to Haber A on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »



Turkish premier says Europe still condones terrorist organization

15 11 2011

Turkish prime minister said on Tuesday that Europe was still condoning terrorist organization.

Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there was a terrorist organization that was staging cruel attacks on security forces, taking civilians as target and massacring children, a pregnant woman and an unborn.

“Although we have proven with documents for many times, our European friends and European leaders are condoning terrorism and tolerating broadcasting networks and financial resources of the terrorist organization,” Erdogan told a conference in Ankara. Read the rest of this entry »



We conduct intense talks to end presence of terror organization in Iraq, says Turkish FM

14 11 2011

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday that they conducted intense talks with the central Iraqi government as well as with the regional administration in north of Iraq in order to end the presence of the terrorist organization PKK in Iraq.

Speaking to the Turkish Parliamentary Budget Committee on the 2012 budget of his ministry, Ahmet Davutoglu said that Turkey would continue to increase pressure on Iraqi authorities in order to end PKK’s presence and activities in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »



Ankara gives double-barrel anti-PKK fight

14 11 2011

Turkey will raise the pressure on both Arbil and Baghdad to further cooperate in its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Turkish foreign minister said yesterday. “While launching an intensified and deep relationship with all segments of Iraq, we have also intensified our contacts with the Iraqi central government and northern Iraqi regional government for the full elimination of the terror organization from Iraq,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said. Read the rest of this entry »



Turkish security forces kill ferry hijacker

12 11 2011

Turkish security forces killed a PKK terrorist who hijacked a ferry with 18 passengers aboard in a pre-dawn operation on Saturday, a Turkish official said. No one else was hurt in the operation.

The terrorist hijacked the Kartepe ferry Friday evening around 5:45 p.m., taking hostage the passengers including five women as well as four crew members and two trainees.

Istanbul Governor Huseyin Mutlu said the hijacker was shot dead right after the forces boarded the ferry, adding that there was no fire fight. Read the rest of this entry »



Turkey urges Europe to cooperate against PKK terrorism

9 11 2011

EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış has urged European countries to cooperate with Turkey in its counterterrorism efforts against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which he claimed was “the largest human and illicit drug trafficking network in Europe,” a comment that came on top of piling resentment of Turkish officials toward Europe for indirectly financing the organization.
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French court rules to shut down PKK-linked cultural center

2 11 2011

A Paris court on Wednesday concluded a case against 18 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) charged with extortion to raise funds for a terrorist organization, handing down prison sentences for 17 of the 18 suspects and ruling in favor of the closure of a cultural center known to be a PKK base in France. Read the rest of this entry »



US defense official visits Turkey to strengthen cooperation against PKK

28 10 2011

US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow led an interagency delegation to Ankara on Thursday to discuss ways to improve US-Turkey cooperation against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a statement from the US Embassy in Ankara said.

Ambassador Vershbow’s delegation met with a broad Turkish interagency team, headed by Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Halit Çevik. Ambassador Vershbow met separately with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu, and Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar. Read the rest of this entry »



Two policemen killed in PKK attack in southern Turkey

28 10 2011

Two police officers were killed in an attack by the suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southern province of Osmaniye today, daily Hürriyet reported on its website.

Police officers came under attack by PKK militants and returned fire. Two police officers and one PKK member were killed in the ensuing clash. Read the rest of this entry »