Sweden should stop terrorist teams from working within the Nordic nation, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun calls for, accusing Stockholm of going again on its commitments to Ankara.
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Türkiye has demanded Sweden instantly lower its help to anti-Ankara terrorists and their sympathisers within the Nordic nation after loyalists of the PKK/YPG terror group organised a provocative occasion in capital Stockholm.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms this heinous act carried out very clearly and unequivocally by the members of this bloody terrorist organisation there, and we urge the Swedish authorities to take necessary steps without further delay and fulfil the demands that we have expressed very concretely at this point,” Turkish Communications Director Fahrettin Altun instructed broadcaster TRT Haber, accusing Stockholm of going again on its previous guarantees to Ankara.
Altun was reacting to a gathering of terror supporters who converged in entrance of the historic City Hall within the capital Stockholm, hung a puppet –– likened to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan –– by the toes on a pole in entrance of the constructing and shared video footage of this second on social media.
“We are not interested in words but rather in action. We anticipate the commitments made in the Madrid trilateral memorandum to be fulfilled. This is our stance,” Altun mentioned.
‘Hand over terrorists’
Altun mentioned whereas Ankara is preventing for regional peace, it’s also preventing towards international terrorism for the previous 20 years and has paid a excessive value within the course of.
“In this regard, as President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan has repeatedly stated, we request support from our allies, especially Western countries, and actors whom we consider as friends,” he mentioned.
“Unfortunately, we have seen for a long time that Western countries, European countries prefer to support terrorist organisations instead of supporting their ally, Türkiye. By protecting terrorist organisations, they are essentially betraying their own social peace and global peace.”
Altun mentioned Türkiye held a number of conferences with the Swedish authorities and instructed them to “stop the terrorist activities on your own land; break your ties with FETO and the PKK” even earlier than the NATO dialogue started.
When Sweden’s membership in NATO got here into query, Altun mentioned, Ankara repeated its calls for and warned “as long as you protect terrorist organisations, you cannot be in alliance with us in NATO.”
“We urge you [Sweden] again to fulfill your commitment to hand over the terrorists to Türkiye. We urge you to prevent these terrorist organisations from operating on your lands,” the Turkish official added.
The Turkish communications director warned that European nations defending terror teams would deprive them of the strategic, geopolitical and demographic alternatives that Türkiye will present.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organisation by Türkiye, the US and European Union – has been answerable for the deaths of over 40,000 individuals, together with girls, youngsters and infants. YPG is its Syrian offshoot.
Fetullah Terrorist Organization [or FETO] orchestrated a defeated coup in Türkiye on July 15, 2016 during which 252 individuals have been killed and a couple of,734 others have been wounded.
FETO is behind a long-running marketing campaign to overthrow the state by way of the infiltration of Turkish establishments, notably the army, police and judiciary.
Türkiye units guidelines
Sweden formally utilized to hitch NATO in May 2022, abandoning many years of army non-alignment, a call spurred by Russia’s battle towards Ukraine, which began on February 24.
But Türkiye — a robust NATO member for greater than 70 years — voiced objections, accusing the 2 nations of tolerating and even supporting terrorist teams, together with the PKK and the FETO.
Last June, Türkiye and the 2 Nordic nations signed a memorandum at a NATO summit to deal with Ankara’s professional safety issues, paving the best way for his or her eventual membership within the alliance.
Altun mentioned Türkiye doesn’t need Sweden’s bid to hitch NATO to be disrupted, however Stockholm has to take sturdy measures.
“As long as you protect terrorist organisations, you cannot be in alliance with us in NATO. If you are going to be in a real alliance with us in NATO, then support our fight against terrorism and terrorist organisations,” he mentioned.
Altun mentioned underneath the management of President Erdogan, Türkiye has reached a completely completely different place and is now a rustic that units guidelines.
“Türkiye is now not only an island of stability but also a stabilising power. Türkiye is now the primary negotiator in the Russia-Ukraine War, the conflict from which the region and the world suffer the most,” he mentioned.
Ankara will proceed to guard its place, he mentioned, and battle towards international terrorism and eradicate terrorism at its supply “regardless of the circumstances.”
Source: TRT World
