Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said Ankara expects the United States and Russia to fulfill their obligations to ensure security on the Syrian border. told the TV channel NTV.
According to him, Turkey’s fight against “terrorist elements” will continue until the country and its border region are completely safe.
Before the Turkish army to be continued Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said that they will carry out counter-terrorism operations at home and abroad and will not allow the formation of a zone under the control of terrorists near the southern borders.
He said that the sole purpose of the operations of the Turkish Armed Forces is the protection of national rights and interests.
Therefore, he commented on Turkey’s plans to conduct a ground operation in Syria against the Ankara-recognized terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces stationed there. According to him, operations are and will be done at the right time and in the right place.