Turkish opposition leader supports safe zone in Syria

By Merve Yildizalp, Baris Gundogan and Zafer Fatih Beyaz

ANKARA (AA) – The leader of Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Thursday said he would support a proposed safe zone in northern Syria under Turkey's control.

Devlet Bahceli told his party's parliamentary group that he would only support the 30-kilometer (20-mile) safe zone along the Syrian border “if it is under entirely Turkey’s supervision and control,” and if it “makes no concessions in the fight against terror. ”

“The government’s fight against terrorism is rightful and legitimate, ” said Bahceli.

He slammed U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's statement, conflating “Kurds ” with the terrorist PKK/YPG in Syria

Bahceli said: “Conflating terrorists with Kurds is a crime against humanity. ”

In a Monday phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump discussed the idea of establishing a terror-free safe zone in northern Syria.

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