Erdogan made the comment in a speech to members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) during party's group meeting.

According to Hurriyet daily the remarks come ahead of a visit this week by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Erdogan remarks came after Pentagon requested an extra $300 million to train and equip the SDF, predominantly made up of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), while demanding nearly as much to build a “border security force” with the SDF in Syria.

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