ANKARA - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that one must make his choice between weapons and democracy.
Speaking at the group meeting of the Justice & Development (AK) Party in the parliament, Erdogan touched on Turkey's struggle against terror.
"Despite all the difficulties, we intend to preserve stability in Turkey," Erdogan said.
"Those who have nothing to talk about keep on talking on terror. Turkey's agenda does not merely have terror. We will continue to fight against terror and take bold steps in other areas for the best interests of the Turkish people," Erdogan underlined.
Erdogan stressed that the fight against terror has dimensions involving politics, diplomacy and military.
According to him, certain circles criticize him for qualifying the Kurds as "brothers and sisters."
"Of course, the Kurds are my brothers and sisters. But so are citizens of Laz (Black Sea area), Bosnian and Albanian origin. Everyone living in Turkey are my brothers and sisters," Erdogan underscored.
"We have made trips to Gulf countries, EU countries and America. Why? To prepare a diplomatic framework for the steps to be taken against terror. So far, no one is against Turkey as far as the fight on terror is concerned. When countries believe that Turkey is right, terrorist organization will no longer be able to find the support it looks for from these countries," Erdogan added.