Turkey welcomes Germany’s actions against PKK

BERLIN (AA) – Turkey on Thursday welcomed Germany’s recent decision to ban two major propaganda outlets controlled by the PKK terror group. </p> <p>“This a is step in the right direction,” Turkish embassy in Berlin said in a statement, adding that Turkey expected further steps from German authorities to curb the propaganda, recruitment and fund-raising activities of the terrorist organization. </p> <p>German Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Germany-based Mesopotamia publishing house and the MIR multimedia company were banned and dissolved, as they were functioning as sub-organizations of the PKK. </p> <p>They were spreading PKK propaganda by publishing books, preparing multimedia content, organizing music concerts and cultural events. </p> <p>The PKK has been banned in Germany since 1993 but it is still active with nearly 14,500 followers among the immigrant population, and uses the country as a platform for their fund-raising, recruitment and propaganda activities. </p> <p>The group waged a terror campaign against Turkey for more than 30 years and has been responsible for the death of nearly 40,000 people.</p> <p>It is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.