Ankara strongly condemns the supporters of the PKK/YPG terror group in Sweden that continued their provocations in opposition to Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the nation’s communications director stated on Thursday.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the targeting of Türkiye and its democratically elected president by members of the terrorist organization PKK in Sweden. We urge the Swedish authorities to take necessary steps against terrorist groups without further delay,” Fahrettin Altun stated on Twitter.
Altun’s remarks got here after terror supporters gathered in entrance of the historic City Hall within the capital Stockholm, hung a puppet — likened to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — by the ft on a pole in entrance of the constructing and shared video footage of the second on social media.
Footage posted in a while a social media account affiliated with the phobia group confirmed that threats concentrating on Türkiye and Erdoğan have been made with Turkish subtitles.
“Sweden must hold the guarantees, which it made in Madrid, to affix NATO-of which Türkiye has been a member for 70 years. It could be futile to anticipate Türkiye to make any concessions in that regard.
“That PKK terrorist can challenge the Swedish government at the heart of Stockholm is proof that the Swedish authorities have not taken necessary steps against terrorism-as they have been claiming in recent days,” Altun stated.
‘EXPECTATIONS CONVEYED TO SWEDISH AUTHORITIES’
Vice President Fuat Oktay “cursed” the demonstration in Sweden by the members of the “treacherous” terrorist group and voiced expectations for Sweden to maintain its guarantees inside the scope of NATO membership initiatives and never tolerate such makes an attempt.
“These occasions have as soon as once more proven Türkiye’s respectable issues to the world public opinion. No democratic state of regulation may be anticipated to show a blind eye to such an illegal demonstration.
“We expect the Swedish authorities to take legal action immediately against terrorist groups and their supporters who committed these unacceptable acts,” Oktay stated on Twitter.
Turkish presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın additionally condemned the “heinous” act in Sweden.
“We conveyed our reaction and expectation to the Swedish authorities. Taking concrete steps is a requirement of the law and our agreement,” Kalın stated.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Staffan Herrstrom, the Swedish ambassador in Ankara, to convey the nation’s response to the propaganda demonstration.
“The Ambassador was informed with strong expressions that we strongly condemn and protest this heinous act and demanded that such terrorist acts, which are a clear violation of Sweden’s commitments with the tripartite testament, and which openly threaten our country, should not be allowed,” stated Turkish diplomatic sources.
Herrstrom was additionally informed that Türkiye expects the perpetrators of the act to be recognized, that vital actions be taken and that Sweden fulfills its commitments beneath the tripartite deal signed final yr beneath NATO auspices, the sources added.
Meanwhile, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom stated on Twitter that the federal government helps an open debate about political decisions however strongly distances itself from threats and hatred in opposition to political representatives.
“Portraying a popularly elected president as being executed outside City Hall is abhorrent,” he stated.
Sweden and Finland formally utilized to affix NATO in May, abandoning many years of navy non-alignment, a call spurred by Russia’s warfare in opposition to Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24.
But Türkiye-a NATO member for greater than 70 years-voiced objections, accusing the 2 international locations of tolerating and even supporting terrorist teams, together with the PKK and the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).
Last June, Türkiye and the 2 Nordic international locations signed a memorandum at a NATO summit to deal with Ankara’s respectable safety issues, paving the way in which for his or her eventual membership within the alliance.
