"Southeast mayor says Kurds, PKK supporting each other
The mayor of the southeastern city of Şırnak, located on the Iraqi border, was seen praising the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging a bloody separatist campaign against Turkey for over two decades, speaking to the France-24 news channel in a Friday interview during the weekly 'Reporters' show.
Şırnak Mayor Ahmet Ertak, speaking to France-24 in Kurdish said: 'The PKK supports the Kurdish people. And we support the PKK. The PKK should be supported.' Ertak continued: 'We will go until the very end for democracy, justice and our cause. I am addressing Turkish authorities: We will respect you as long as you respect us and our culture. If the Turkish army stops operations, the PKK will lay down arms.'"
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