TASSMon, 14 Nov 2022 13:57 UTC
© AAInterior Minister Süleyman Soylu speaks to reporters at the scene of the attack, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2022.
Turkey will not accept the United States' condolences over Sunday's terror attack in Istanbul. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday.
"We have received the message but we do not accept it and reject the US embassy's condolences. We are not hostile towards anyone," he said.Earlier in the day, Soylu criticized the US embassy's condolences, saying that
"it is like when the killer is among the first to come to the scene of the attack." At the same time, he did not quote the message but
accused the United States of supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is banned in Turkey. "We see insincerity from some of our so-called allies who either give shelter to terrorists or let them exist on territories they occupy, or officially send them money from their senates," the Turkish minister said.
A blast on Istanbul's Istiklal pedestrian street on November 13 left six people dead and more than 80 injured. According to investigators, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its Syrian branch (People's Defense Units) were behind the attack.
Comment: As noted in the report on the attack yesterday, Turkey recently made clear signals that it intends to join BRICS and to pivot away from the failing West:
Suspected terrorist bomb attack on busy Istanbul street kills 8, injures 53 - President Erdogan
Twitter's translation:
❝ We also caught the organizer of the terrorist attack. ❞ ❝ If we hadn't caught them, they would have fled to Greece today. ❞ ❝ We do not accept the American Embassy's condolences, we reject it. ❞
Twitter's translation:
General Directorate of Security shared the photo of the suspect who carried out the terrorist attack in Beyoğlu
Twitter's translation:
Turkish police say that the perpetrator of the #إسطنبول bombing is a Syrian woman named Ahlam al-Bashir, who received training from Kurdish militias, confirming the arrest of 46 others in connection with the bombing God Ijrblk my innocent murderers have no guilt.
Twitter's translation:
Terrorist Caught in the Terrorist Bomb Attack on Istiklal Street The studies initiated regarding the incident continue in a multi-faceted manner.
Comment: As noted in the report on the attack yesterday, Turkey recently made clear signals that it intends to join BRICS and to pivot away from the failing West: Suspected terrorist bomb attack on busy Istanbul street kills 8, injures 53 - President Erdogan