“Turkey is encouraging Talabani and Barzani”

Speaking at the Seventh Turkish World Days, Saatci said that Turkmens who stood up to Saddam for 35 years would also stand up to two mountain bandits like Talabani and Barzani.

He said they had been asking for help from Turkey for the last decade and because of the dominating US policy, Turkey was treating Kurdish leaders of the region Talabani and Barzani carefully, even giving them red passports.

Turkey needs to send troops to northern Iraq immediately, said Saatci, noting that Turkmens of Iraq would not be following Turkey from now on.