Türkiye expects US's cooperation in fight against PKK/YPG, FETO: Erdogan

By Servet Gunerigok

NEW YORK (AA) - Türkiye expects the US to act in cooperation with it in the fight against terrorist groups such as the PKK/YPG and the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.

"We expect our American friends to act in cooperation in our fight against the PKK, YPG and FETO in a manner befitting the spirit of alliance," Erdogan said at a dinner event organized by the Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC) at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Erdogan said Turkish authorities have been "meticulously" working with their US counterparts to bring FETO leader Fethullah Gulen and the group’s members to Turkish justice.

The president stressed that Türkiye will continue to fight against the FETO, PKK/YPG and Daesh terrorist groups, adding: "We will remove the dark shadow of terror from our region.”

The president said he hoped to resolve the issues between Türkiye and the US "on the basis of common interests" while developing cooperation with Washington.

Erdogan also urged the US to take "strong" precautions against the mentality that likens Islam to terrorism and hatred against Muslims.

Turning to Russia's war in Ukraine, Erdogan said Türkiye will continue efforts to end the Ukraine war through diplomacy and eliminate its regional and global impacts.