After the Istanbul bombing, the government in Turkey received numerous letters of condolence and support from all over the world on Sunday. But condolences from Washington were not welcome.
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu even spoke harsh words to the United States. He accused the NATO partner of supporting “terrorist organizations in northern Syria”. Soylu said Monday: “We do not accept the condolences of the US ambassador, we reject them.
Biden spokeswoman: ‘Stand shoulder to shoulder with Turkey’
Like other missions abroad, the US consulate and embassy had strongly condemned the attack that left six dead and expressed their condolences to the victims. US President Joe Biden’s spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre stressed: “We stand side by side with our NATO ally Turkey in the fight against terrorism.”
According to the Turkish police, the arrested main suspect (picture above) of the attack on the Istiklal shopping street on Sunday is from Syria. She said she received her “order” from the Syrian Kurdish militia YPG. Turkey sees the YPG as an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party PKK. The US, on the other hand, sees the YPG as a partner in the fight against the terrorist militia Islamic State in the Syrian civil war.
PKK denies authorship
The PKK denied Turkish allegations that it was involved in the attack. The Kurds, who have been fighting for more autonomy for decades and are classified as a terrorist organization not only by Turkey but also by the European Union and the United States, said they did not target civilians. The Turkish armed forces have repeatedly taken action against the Syrian-Kurdish militia YPG in recent years.
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