"Turkish PM vows to protect country's unity
ANKARA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Friday to protect Turkey's unity following riots in a southeastern province, which left at least seven people dead.
Erdogan made the vow when delivering an opening speech in the capital Ankara at a meeting attended by provincial directors of his ruling Justice and Development Party.
He said that the purpose of the terrorists was to destroy Turkey's unitary system of government and the unity of the Republic of Turkey."
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