Erdogan: Turkey Will Protect Its Unity As A Fist Against Those Damned Attacks

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey would protect its unity as a fist against those damned attacks.
Erdogan who held a press conference regarding bomb attacks in Istanbul in the parliament on Thursday said that Turkey and the world faced a damned terrorist attack again and noted that a terrorist attack was staged in Levent district at about 11.00 a.m. and another terrorist attack was staged near British Consulate General in Beyoglu district of Istanbul about ten minutes later than the first one.
Stating that the aim behind those inhuman attacks would be destroyed by the will of Turkish nation and government, he said adding that Turkey's determination along with international solidarity in fighting terrrorism will defeat those staging attacks.
Erdogan said that terrorism could never be a legitimate tool to reach a legitimate goal and stated that there should be international cooperation and solidarity against terrorism.
(EÖ-ÖŞ) 20.11.2003