Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said those who supported the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) into parliament will be held accountable, according to a report by online news outlet T24.
The statement from Erdoğan came during the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) 5th Ordinary Women’s Congress as he expressed sentiments on the recent deaths of civilians at the hands of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
”This state knows very well who to show compassion to and who to strike with an iron fist enveloped in a velvet glove,” Erdoğan said.
Ankara accuses HDP’s politicians of harbouring sympathies and acting in the interest of the PKK.
The government has implemented a crackdown on the HDP since the July 2016 coup attempt, which intensified as Turkey headed to the polls in the June presidential and parliamentary elections. According to the HDP, over 10,000 of its members are in jail, along with nine parliamentary deputies and about 100 elected mayors. (SCF with Ahval)
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