Türkiye will achieve a terror-free future ‘swiftly and permanently’: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Iftar Dinner, fast breaking meal, with Deputies at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Türkiye on March 13, 2025. (AA Photo)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to eradicating terrorism, declaring that the country will soon be free from this “scourge” that has plagued it for four decades.
Speaking at an iftar, fast-breaking meal, with parliamentarians, Erdogan said that a Türkiye without terror “will be achieved swiftly, without dragging things out too long.”
“We aim to permanently and definitively get rid of a scourge that has tied Türkiye’s feet for 40 years and caused tens of thousands of people to lose their lives,” he added.
In its 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, infants, and the elderly. The PKK/YPG is the PKK’s Syrian branch.
Jailed terrorist PKK ringleader Abdullah Ocalan on Feb. 27 called for the dissolution of the PKK and all groups under it, urging an end to its terror campaign spanning over 40 years.
