Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again confessed that Kurds were the target of their Syria policy.

Speaking at the DEİK General Assembly meeting in Istanbul, Erdoğan said the followings regarding the “aim” of the Kurds in Syria:

“What they aim is to found a new state in North Syria. It must be known that we will not allow such a state to be founded. Without doubt, we are deeply hurt by our martyrs in this process but we must know that there is a need for martyrs and veterans in order for a land to exist.”