An independent Kurdish state was a reason for war in the past, however
the situation has changed, according to Hüseyin Çelik, spokesperson for
the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
“In Turkey, even the word ‘Kurdistan’ makes people nervous, but their name is Kurdistan,” Çelik told the Financial Times. “If Iraq is divided and it is inevitable, they are our brothers. Unfortunately, the situation in Iraq is not good and it looks like [the country] is going to be divided,” he added, while cautioning that Kurdish independence was not Turkey’s “number one choice.”
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/independent-kurdish-state-not-reason-for-war-anymore-says-akp-spokesperson-celik.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68421&NewsCatID=338
29/6/14
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“In Turkey, even the word ‘Kurdistan’ makes people nervous, but their name is Kurdistan,” Çelik told the Financial Times. “If Iraq is divided and it is inevitable, they are our brothers. Unfortunately, the situation in Iraq is not good and it looks like [the country] is going to be divided,” he added, while cautioning that Kurdish independence was not Turkey’s “number one choice.”
- Çelik also blamed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the United States for the ongoing bloodshed in the neighboring country.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/independent-kurdish-state-not-reason-for-war-anymore-says-akp-spokesperson-celik.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68421&NewsCatID=338
29/6/14
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