Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Saturday accused the United States of trying to create a "terrorist state" near Türkiye, saying that Ankara is taking certain precautions to prevent this, APA reports citing Sputnik.
"After the events in Gezi (protests in Istanbul in 2013 that turned into violent clashes with the police), Türkiye has been facing a number of developments that have led to the reduction of investments. The pandemic added to that. We have been facing the biggest wave of migrants and it may have different costs. The US wants to create a terrorist state near us. We are taking precautions," Soylu told the CNN Turk broadcaster.
The minister added that Türkiye had been fighting against a terrorist threat for over 40 years, but the risk of the establishment of a terrorist state still exists as long as the US is actively involved in the region.
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