According to him, Turkey by its military operations in the south of the country only protects its borders, and since the country is also a member of NATO, the borders of the Alliance. The prime minister reminded all high-ranking European politicians that the struggle against the militants of the "Islamic state" is not over yet, and that finishing some terrorists does not need to create other. In this case, the politician meant Kurdish nationalists, whom Ankara considers terrorists.

Yildirim is sure that the country is preemptively attacking the enemy, so that in the event of an escalation of the conflict, not be taken unawares.

Relations between the US and Turkey complicated after Erdogan gave the go-ahead for the military operation "Olive Branch" against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the "People's Self-Defense Forces" (YPG). Military actions of Turkey were condemned by France and the USA.

As reported in the "Ur-Inform", earlier the head of state of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country categorically does not agree to all other options for cooperation with the EU, except as an accession to the EU.