Türkiye is waiting for the United States to reconsider its position on the PKK.

Turkey expects the United States to reconsider its position regarding the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (banned in Turkey) and relations with it, in view of the new conditions in Syria. This was stated by the head of the Turkish Ministry of Defense Yashar Guler.

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“Until now, the United States had a certain attitude towards Syria, but the situation has changed. Now everyone will have to accept the new reality, whether they like it or not. In fact, Deir ez-Zor, one of the main sources of income for the PKK and the SND (Kurdish People’s Defense Forces) “, are affiliated with the PKK and are banned in Turkey) and the main oil region came under the control of the opposition. Currently, the PKK terrorist organization has lost this source of income, and it is experiencing serious financial problems, – Güler noted – Neither the Syrian people, nor the new administration, nor we can allow the terrorist organization PKK to create space for itself to operate. Our priority is the elimination of the PKK. We have clearly conveyed this to our American friends. We expect them to reconsider their positions.”