ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that mankind could not determine lines especially in terrorism, adding that there were people in some regions who were acting for terrorism.
Erdogan attended a meal in Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
Making a speech, Erdogan said that terrorists attacks which Turkey had experienced in recent days shadowed people's feelings during holy month of Ramadan.
Erdogan said that they did not want to celebrate Ramadan holiday like that, but it was a reality of life.
Erdogan said that such incidents had been experienced for centuries and they would be experienced because mankind could not determine lines especially in terrorism. He added that there were people who were acting for terrorism in some regions and it was a threat in every country and continent of the world. Erdogan said that terrorism did not have religion, nation and race and its basis was not clear. He said that Turkey would tighten measures accordingly. We had to take steps as a nation and we would take, he added.
Noting that economic indications were getting better, unemployment was decreasing, inflation decreased and investments increased, Erdogan said that electricity prices would not increase any more and prices of natural gas decreased.
(GC-AÖ) 24.11.2003