Kılıcdaroglu Urges Turkish Government to Stop Interfering in Syria’s Affairs

Kemal Kılıcdaroglu, chairman of Turkey’s main opposition party the Republican People’s Party (CHP) commented on the current political situation in Turkey and its foreign policy in an interview with Radio Sputnik.

In particular, the politician condemned the arrests of Turkish MPs and opposition journalists and criticized the strategy of the Turkish government in Syria, saying that Turkey’s involvement in the Middle East is “the biggest foreign policy mistake in Turkey’s history.”

“The AKP [Justice and Development Party] government is responsible for the bloodshed in Syria. We warned against weapons’ supplies to Syria. As a result, even the tribes in the Middle East region are now posing a challenge to Turkey,” the politician told Sputnik.

 The politician also recalled that Turkey deployed its troops in Jarabulus under the pretext of ensuring Turkey’s national security. According to Kılıcdaroglu, however, the security of the country should be guaranteed by “other means than interfering in the Syria’s affairs.”

 “War in the Middle East has always been disastrous for us. It is necessary to stop interfering in the internal affairs of countries in the region and respect the will of the peoples living there,” the politician stressed.

Kılıcdaroglu also said that crackdown on the freedom of speech as well as numerous arrests across the country shows that the Turkish government “uses well-known methods of pressure on society” .

“Turkey is not being ruled properly. Everyone can see that, including those citizens who voted for the AKP in the elections,” the politician told Sputnik.

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Source: Sputnik