PM Erdoðan spoke about MIT-PKK meeting
PM Erdoðan spoke about MIT-PKK meeting
During his four-day visit to China, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan made significant statements about the so called "MIT crisis".
Speaking for the first time about the meetings between MIT and PKK, Erdoðan said "It is me who sent the MIT (National Intelligence Organization) undersecretary to the meetings in both Oslo and Imralý. My undersecretary didn’t make any written promise to the other side".
According to a news by Enis Berberoðlu in Hürriyet daily paper, Erdoðan was asked if it was true that he urged for an investigation to be opened as to the opportunity to investigate MIT agents who met PKK representatives in Oslo in 2010.
"This duty was performed by people who are agents. These people perform the task on behalf of the state. It is me who sent those people to make the meetings in Imralý and Oslo to try and achieve something in the fight against terror which requires having some information exchanges. The statements published on papers are not true as the undersecretary never made a promise to the other side. Furthermore, - the PM added - I am quite content with the work they have done and the effort they made. These people have given much to the country. Current MIT chief Hakan Fidan is a well-trained official who should be appreciated. However, some circles, the main opposition party in particular, have targeted him. On the other side, the judiciary got involved in an area beyond its duty. The jurisdiction cannot see itself superior to legislation."
Speaking for the first time about the meetings between MIT and PKK, Erdoðan said "It is me who sent the MIT (National Intelligence Organization) undersecretary to the meetings in both Oslo and Imralý. My undersecretary didn’t make any written promise to the other side".
According to a news by Enis Berberoðlu in Hürriyet daily paper, Erdoðan was asked if it was true that he urged for an investigation to be opened as to the opportunity to investigate MIT agents who met PKK representatives in Oslo in 2010.
"This duty was performed by people who are agents. These people perform the task on behalf of the state. It is me who sent those people to make the meetings in Imralý and Oslo to try and achieve something in the fight against terror which requires having some information exchanges. The statements published on papers are not true as the undersecretary never made a promise to the other side. Furthermore, - the PM added - I am quite content with the work they have done and the effort they made. These people have given much to the country. Current MIT chief Hakan Fidan is a well-trained official who should be appreciated. However, some circles, the main opposition party in particular, have targeted him. On the other side, the judiciary got involved in an area beyond its duty. The jurisdiction cannot see itself superior to legislation."
