Turkey became a model country whose policies give hope to millions of people in its region, according to the nation’s interior minister.
Speaking to private news channel A Haber on Saturday night, Suleyman Soylu said Turkey, under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership, mapped out its own path in the face of the challenges and uncertainties of the new world order.
On Turkey’s fight against the terrorist group PKK, Soylu underlined the significant contributions made by Turkish-made defense products such as unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and ATAK combat helicopters.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the US, and the European Union – has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.
Referring to the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) alleged ties to the terrorist PKK, Soylu said surrendered terrorists often confess to the direct and organic relations between the political party and the terror group.
“The involvement of some parliamentary deputies and many HDP officials in recruiting terrorists for the group is clear,” he added.
The Turkish government has long accused the HDP of ties with the terrorist PKK.
