Turkey urges US to 'show solidarity' in its fight against terrorism
- 9 years ago
Turkey is to introduce new national security measures, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday, in the wake of a suicide car bombing in Ankara that killed 28 people.
"We are going for changes in the matter of security," Davutoglu said after a five-hour meeting in the capital with security chiefs, saying an anti-terror "action plan" was being prepared.
Turkey's assertions that Syrian Kurdish fighters are to blame for the deadly blast have been greeted with scepticism from the United States, causing a rare and increasingly acrimonious split between the key NATO allies.
Davutoglu on Saturday again criticized US support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, and appealed to Washington to "show solidarity with Turkey in its fight against terrorism".
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, urging both the Ankara government and Kurdish YPG forces to "show reciprocal restraint" in northern Syria.
"We are going for changes in the matter of security," Davutoglu said after a five-hour meeting in the capital with security chiefs, saying an anti-terror "action plan" was being prepared.
Turkey's assertions that Syrian Kurdish fighters are to blame for the deadly blast have been greeted with scepticism from the United States, causing a rare and increasingly acrimonious split between the key NATO allies.
Davutoglu on Saturday again criticized US support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, and appealed to Washington to "show solidarity with Turkey in its fight against terrorism".
US President Barack Obama spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, urging both the Ankara government and Kurdish YPG forces to "show reciprocal restraint" in northern Syria.