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Turkey has reacted to a recent declaration of provisional self-rule by Kurdish fighters in neighboring Syria, stressing the significance of territorial integrity of the war-torn Arab country.
"Turkey cannot permit a fait accompli, there is no question of accepting such a thing in Syria," Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in a televised speech on Friday.
"We cannot allow Syria, which is faced with major chaos, to disintegrate," Turkish president stressed.
On November 11, Kurdish fighters in northwestern Syria announced provisional self-rule in areas under their control.
The Kurdish forces have gained control over the territories near the Turkish border, after months-long clashes with Takfiri militants fighting the Syrian army in the Kurdish areas.
The Kurds in Syria are dominated by the Democratic Union Party, a party that is close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, who have been fighting for a Kurdish homeland in southeastern Turkey.
Ankara’s decades-long armed conflict with the PKK has claimed nearly 40,000 lives. The Turkish government is currently trying to strike a peace deal with the group.
Syria has been gripped since March 2011 by a deadly unrest fueled by foreign-backed militants, who are trained and funded by the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Turkey warns against Kurdish self-rule in Syria > Strategic-Culture.org - Strategic Culture Foundation
"Turkey cannot permit a fait accompli, there is no question of accepting such a thing in Syria," Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in a televised speech on Friday.
"We cannot allow Syria, which is faced with major chaos, to disintegrate," Turkish president stressed.
On November 11, Kurdish fighters in northwestern Syria announced provisional self-rule in areas under their control.
The Kurdish forces have gained control over the territories near the Turkish border, after months-long clashes with Takfiri militants fighting the Syrian army in the Kurdish areas.
The Kurds in Syria are dominated by the Democratic Union Party, a party that is close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants, who have been fighting for a Kurdish homeland in southeastern Turkey.
Ankara’s decades-long armed conflict with the PKK has claimed nearly 40,000 lives. The Turkish government is currently trying to strike a peace deal with the group.
Syria has been gripped since March 2011 by a deadly unrest fueled by foreign-backed militants, who are trained and funded by the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Turkey warns against Kurdish self-rule in Syria > Strategic-Culture.org - Strategic Culture Foundation