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The prime minister harshly and openly criticized the media Tuesday, accusing it for the first time of supporting a terrorist organization, while the opposition held the governments Kurdish move responsible for the increased terror attacks.
Speaking at the parliamentary group meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the images of grieving mothers on TV, calling them propaganda that will serve terrorists.
I beg your pardon, but unfortunately the media is intentionally or unintentionally supporting the terrorist organization in a serious way. I am being this harsh, the prime minister said.
Adding that it is no ones place to blame the government, Erdoğan said everyone, especially members of the media and nongovernmental organizations, needs to know their own jobs, and criticize themselves instead.
Opposition to blame
The prime minister also accused the opposition of taking advantage of martyrs for political benefits and speaking in the language of terror.
The terrorist organization strikes in Şemdinli. The exploiters immediately speak out from Ankara. The terrorist organization wants to shape politics. Some people in Ankara are falling for this trap, he said, noting that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, was arrested when the opposition was in power and insinuating that these parties are to blame for the current problems.
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, instead blamed the governments Kurdish move for the recent tension in the country.
It is now known that it is the AKP government that avoids using its cross-border operation authorization, escalates attacks and provokes the separatists, Bahçeli told his deputies during a parliamentary group meeting Tuesday. As long as this blindness of politics, these betrayal projects labeled as initiatives, continues, it is impossible for our people to be rid of the evils of terror.
Referring to Erdoğans previous statement that the government knows the subcontractors behind the PKK, Bahçeli said: The prime minister has to share those [who are] behind terror with the Turkish people, or go down in history as a hypocrite politician. Who is behind the PKK? What precautions is the AKP taking?
If the PKK is being controlled by someone, and the prime minister knows who, how will he be saved from the responsibility for the lives lost? the MHP chief added, saying that the country must hold early elections.
Gültan Kışanak, deputy leader of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy, or BDP, agreed that the governments failure in its Kurdish move led to the reemergence of the conflict.
Kışanak said Erdoğan didnt want to pay a price for the AKPs Kurdish move, but instead wanted to make supporters of the initiative pay the price.
The BDP deputy leader also criticized Erdoğan for blaming external powers for the recent conflicts.
The ruling governments have so far blamed external powers to veil their failure for problems inside the country. We dont advise the AKP to apply the same method, she said. Erdoğan is producing various scenarios to escape the responsibility for those who lost their lives [in recent incidents]. Arent these governments [the ones] who sign military agreements with what they call external powers and deepen the conflicts?
Erdoğan said in his speech that the government would neither give up on its Kurdish move to end the terror problem, nor go for early elections.
If we give up on the Kurdish move, the terrorists win. The vampires feeding from the blood of our youth will win. We will continue with our responsibilities for the victory of the Turkish Republic, he said.
Erdoğan said declaring a state of emergency is not on the agenda, and that this would deepen the problem instead of fixing it.
Turkish PM blames media, opposition for terror attacks - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
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This makes zero sense.
Speaking at the parliamentary group meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the images of grieving mothers on TV, calling them propaganda that will serve terrorists.
I beg your pardon, but unfortunately the media is intentionally or unintentionally supporting the terrorist organization in a serious way. I am being this harsh, the prime minister said.
Adding that it is no ones place to blame the government, Erdoğan said everyone, especially members of the media and nongovernmental organizations, needs to know their own jobs, and criticize themselves instead.
Opposition to blame
The prime minister also accused the opposition of taking advantage of martyrs for political benefits and speaking in the language of terror.
The terrorist organization strikes in Şemdinli. The exploiters immediately speak out from Ankara. The terrorist organization wants to shape politics. Some people in Ankara are falling for this trap, he said, noting that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, was arrested when the opposition was in power and insinuating that these parties are to blame for the current problems.
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, instead blamed the governments Kurdish move for the recent tension in the country.
It is now known that it is the AKP government that avoids using its cross-border operation authorization, escalates attacks and provokes the separatists, Bahçeli told his deputies during a parliamentary group meeting Tuesday. As long as this blindness of politics, these betrayal projects labeled as initiatives, continues, it is impossible for our people to be rid of the evils of terror.
Referring to Erdoğans previous statement that the government knows the subcontractors behind the PKK, Bahçeli said: The prime minister has to share those [who are] behind terror with the Turkish people, or go down in history as a hypocrite politician. Who is behind the PKK? What precautions is the AKP taking?
If the PKK is being controlled by someone, and the prime minister knows who, how will he be saved from the responsibility for the lives lost? the MHP chief added, saying that the country must hold early elections.
Gültan Kışanak, deputy leader of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy, or BDP, agreed that the governments failure in its Kurdish move led to the reemergence of the conflict.
Kışanak said Erdoğan didnt want to pay a price for the AKPs Kurdish move, but instead wanted to make supporters of the initiative pay the price.
The BDP deputy leader also criticized Erdoğan for blaming external powers for the recent conflicts.
The ruling governments have so far blamed external powers to veil their failure for problems inside the country. We dont advise the AKP to apply the same method, she said. Erdoğan is producing various scenarios to escape the responsibility for those who lost their lives [in recent incidents]. Arent these governments [the ones] who sign military agreements with what they call external powers and deepen the conflicts?
Erdoğan said in his speech that the government would neither give up on its Kurdish move to end the terror problem, nor go for early elections.
If we give up on the Kurdish move, the terrorists win. The vampires feeding from the blood of our youth will win. We will continue with our responsibilities for the victory of the Turkish Republic, he said.
Erdoğan said declaring a state of emergency is not on the agenda, and that this would deepen the problem instead of fixing it.
Turkish PM blames media, opposition for terror attacks - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
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This makes zero sense.
