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Former FM says Turkey must reconsider approach with PKK
Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said that the failed hostage rescue operation in Iraq earlier this month should push Ankara to reconsider its strategy against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Bloodshed at Gara and Erdogan government's success / Fehim Tastekin
Turkey's Operation Eagle Claw, which intended to free the officers held captive by the PKK, ended in the death of 13 Turkish nationals and no evidence of geographic gains. However, the operation was still labeled “a success” by Erdogan's government. Unfortunately, there is no legal mechanism, no political pressure, and no media power that can hold the Turkish government accountable for its actions.
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Blinken walks back State Department ambiguity over Turkish hostages killed in Iraq / Amberin Zaman
After an earlier statement suggesting Washington didn't necessarily buy Ankara's narrative on the killings, the State Department today said that "PKK terrorists bear responsibility."
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CHP leader questions Erdogan over death of 13 soldiers in northern Iraq
Turkey’s main opposition leader on Tuesday questioned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the military operation into northern Iraq’s Gara region and the killing of 13 Turkish citizens over the weekend, Diken news website reported.
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Turkey uses hostage killings to target pro-Kurdish groups / Andrew Wilks
The killings of 13 Turkish hostages in northern Iraq have led Ankara to increase efforts to link Kurdish militants to the domestic opposition and criticize the West over its approach to terrorism.