Turkey’s President Erdogan: I don’t care if they call me a dictator

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Speaking after international condemnation following the arrest of two leaders of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and 11 other MPs from the group on Friday, Mr Erdogan accused Europe of aiding terrorism by supporting Kurdish militants.

“Europe, as a whole, is abetting terrorism. Even though they declared the PKK [Kurdistan Workers’ Party] a terrorist organisation, this is clear,” he said in a televised speech on Sunday, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

“I don’t care if they [the West] call me a dictator or whatever else. It goes in one ear, out the other.”

 

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