{"id":2097,"date":"2020-08-26T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T10:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2020-08-26T15:29:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T10:59:56","slug":"spokesman-for-the-president-of-turkey-us-support-for-the-pkk-is-the-poison-in-our-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/report\/spokesman-for-the-president-of-turkey-us-support-for-the-pkk-is-the-poison-in-our-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokesman for the President of Turkey: US Support for the PKK is the poison in our relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Continued US arms and logistical support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a branch of the PKK In Syria, provokes a Turkish reaction. Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tweeted that the United States continues to support the PKK-affiliated group. He criticized and called for an end to this support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US support for the PKK \/ PKK and inaction towards Fethullah Gulen are two issues that poison Turkey&#8217;s relations with the United States. Politicians in Washington and others should know these two issues are very serious for Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States, meanwhile, is concerned about Turkey&#8217;s getting near to Russia, especially its purchase of advanced weapons from Russia, while Turkey is aembers of NATO. The US Congress even called for a halt to Turkey&#8217;s plan to buy advanced Russian systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued US arms and logistical support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a branch of the PKK In Syria, provokes a Turkish reaction. Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tweeted that the United States continues to support the PKK-affiliated group. He criticized and called for an end to this support. 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