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| Kurdish PKK rebels warns of escalation of violence across Turkey | |
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| Kurdish rebels warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan they will "escalate the war" if the rights of Kurds are not accepted. | Kurdish rebels warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan they will "escalate the war" if the rights of Kurds are not accepted. |
| The leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Cemil Bayik, said the group is willing to negotiate but not surrender. | The leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Cemil Bayik, said the group is willing to negotiate but not surrender. |
| A spokesman for the Turkish President has stated there is no chance of negotiation with the PKK "at the moment". | A spokesman for the Turkish President has stated there is no chance of negotiation with the PKK "at the moment". |
| Mr Bayik said: "The Kurds will defend themselves to the end, so long as this is the Turkish approach – of course the PKK will escalate the war. | Mr Bayik said: "The Kurds will defend themselves to the end, so long as this is the Turkish approach – of course the PKK will escalate the war. |
| "We don't want to separate from Turkey and set up a state. | "We don't want to separate from Turkey and set up a state. |
| "We don't want to divide Turkey. We want to live within the borders of Turkey on our own land freely...The struggle will continue until the Kurds' innate rights are accepted." | "We don't want to divide Turkey. We want to live within the borders of Turkey on our own land freely...The struggle will continue until the Kurds' innate rights are accepted." |
| Turkish Presidential adviser Ilnur Cevik told the BBC the PKK are "trying to create a separate state in Turkey – this is outright secession". | Turkish Presidential adviser Ilnur Cevik told the BBC the PKK are "trying to create a separate state in Turkey – this is outright secession". |
| He added: "We are going to struggle right to the bitter end to stop this. And the Turkish people are now determined – public opinion polls say. They say, 'don't stop'." | He added: "We are going to struggle right to the bitter end to stop this. And the Turkish people are now determined – public opinion polls say. They say, 'don't stop'." |
| A two-year-long ceasefire between Turkey and PKK broke down last July with violence escalating including Turkish air strikes on PKK bases in Northern Iraq. | A two-year-long ceasefire between Turkey and PKK broke down last July with violence escalating including Turkish air strikes on PKK bases in Northern Iraq. |
| The PKK is categorised as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. | The PKK is categorised as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. |