Ibrahim Kalin, a special adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday condemned the violence in Paris after the murder of three Kurds. He attributed these to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). “The same terrorist organization you support in Syria,” the adviser tweeted.
“The same PKK that has killed thousands of Turks, Kurds and security forces over the past 40 years. Now they are burning the streets of Paris. Will you always keep silent? “, he continued.
In the aftermath of the murder of three Kurds on Friday in Paris, demonstrations in tribute to the victims were punctuated with violence. The French pensioner allegedly responsible for the murders claimed to have acted out of racism. During the demonstrations, slogans were chanted like “Long live the resistance of the Kurdish people”. The PKK is an organization considered terrorist by Ankara and the European Union (EU).