Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Fahrettin Altun said: "Those who cannot say that the PKK and the YPG are terrorist organizations, are carrying out the task as psychological warfare elements of the terrorist organization."
On Twitter, Presidency’s Communications Director Prof. Altun said that he wished God’s mercy for the soldiers who were martyred as a result of the terrorist attacks in Hakkari and in Syria and a quick recovery for the wounded.
Stating: “For our country's tranquility and security, we will never give up the fight against terrorism within and outside our borders", Altun said: "Our nation is aware of the fact that the so-called condemnations of the PKK terrorist organization and its Syrian extension YPG without expressing their names are not a real response. Those who cannot say that the PKK and the YPG are terrorist organizations, are carrying out the task as psychological warfare elements of the terrorist organization."