Erdogan: “We will fight terrorism one way or another” Asked about pressure on Hamas members to leave Qatar and the possibility of defecting to Turkey, Erdogan said that “the important thing is not where the leaders of Hamas are, but the situation in Gaza.

[B] Turkish Press [01] Erdogan: “We will fight terrorism one way or another” Aksam (23.04.24 aksam.com.tr) writes that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said upon returning from Iraq that “we will fight terrorism one way or another” Answering questions from reporters on the flight back from Iraq, Erdogan said that “there is a need to level the pockets of terrorism and build a predictable future for Iraq in order to secure Iraq’s development vision and international investment”, it is imperative to flatten these pits of terrorism and build a predictable future for Iraq. We will destroy terrorism one way or another. We are determined on this matter,” he said. Asked about pressure on Hamas members to leave Qatar and the possibility of defecting to Turkey, Erdogan said that “the important thing is not where the leaders of Hamas are, but the situation in Gaza. Regarding the matter you mentioned, I have not received any such information as to what their position will be in Qatar.” Responding to a question about the possibility of sanctions against the pro-Kurdish DEM party for the allegations of not standing the national anthem and the absence of the Turkish flag during the opening city council meeting in Mardin and Diyarbakir, Erdogan said that “the Ministry of Interior is currently looking into this matter thoroughly. There are values that represent all of us in Turkey. Excluding them, disrespecting them means an attack on our unity and integrity and of course, in the rule of law, this has repercussions. Supporting terrorism, acting together with terrorism is undoubtedly an attack on all of our values and there are very clear provisions in the Constitution regarding this. Turks, Kurds, Laz, Circassians and other groups are free and equal citizens of this country. Do he cannot or will not have the power to change this. It would not be surprising that those who attempt to interfere with our unity and integrity with such provocative actions will be met in the same way as they have been in the past under the law. Everyone should be ready for it once and for all. […]. Anyone who tries to violate the provisions of the Constitution must be ready to pay the price. (GM) [02] Positive atmosphere at the Greek-Turkish meeting on confidence-building measures, says the Turkish Minister of Defense State channel TRT Haber (23.04.24 trthaber.com) reports that Defense Minister Yasyar Güler spoke about establishing a joint operations center with Iraq [to deal with the PKK] and said they would work with Iraq to determine responsibilities of the center. Answering questions from journalists at the April 23 reception held at the Turkish National Assembly, Guler also referred to the Turkey-Greece meeting on Confidence Building Measures held in Athens and said that “we will know when the delegation returns, but [the atmosphere] is positive. It is done with mutual goodwill.” Asked about the progress of the process regarding the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the US, Mr. Guler said that they are in the process of talks and an update will be made soon on the point of negotiations. (GM) TURKISH AFFAIRS BRANCH

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