Turkish President Erdogan Criticizes International Community for Inaction against YPG/PKK Terror Attacks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the international community's response to the recent YPG/PKK terror attacks that killed three civilians, including a child and a teacher, in southeastern Turkiye. Erdogan stated that if the terrorist organization had committed such atrocities in another country, it would have dominated the agenda for days, weeks, and months. He criticized politicians, non-governmental organizations, and media for their lack of significant reaction and condemnations against the attacks. Erdogan also highlighted the failure of Western human rights defenders to side with Diyarbakir mothers, a group of mothers protesting the kidnapping of their children by the PKK terror group.

Key Takeaways:

• The YPG/PKK terror group has killed over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants, in its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkiye.
• The organization has been responsible for multiple rocket attacks, including the recent attack that killed three people, including a child and a teacher, in Turkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province.
• The Turkish government has accused the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) of having links with the terror group and is currently facing a closure case in the nation's highest court.
• Demonstrations have spread to other provinces, including Van, Mus, Sirnak, and Hakkari, by families whose children were allegedly abducted or forcibly recruited by the PKK.
• The Turkish president emphasized that Turkiye has a zero-tolerance approach to violence against women through legislative implementations.
• Erdogan criticized the international community for its inaction and lack of significant noise about the terror attacks against Turkiye.
• The Turkish leader hailed women's role in society and stated that a society that excludes women, does injustice, and harms their dignity by committing violence means that it has given up on half of human existence.

Statistics:

• Over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants, have been killed in the PKK's more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkiye.
• The YPG/PKK terror group has been responsible for multiple rocket attacks, including the recent attack that killed three people, including a child and a teacher, in Turkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province.
• Since September 3, 2019, families whose children were allegedly abducted or forcibly recruited by the PKK have camped outside the Diyarbakir offices of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Sources:

• Anadolu Agency
• Recep Tayyip Erdogan's speech at an event marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women