ANKARA - Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit said Monday when nation states lose their balancing effect, more cleavages occur in social structure.
"New tensions and unstable regions -- caused by these cleavages -- help create suitable grounds in which global terrorist organizations survive," Buyukanit told the Global Terrorism & International Cooperation Symposium at Ankara's Bilkent Hotel.
Gen. Buyukanit said, "the biggest guarantee against this threat is the nation states with their strong institutions and the cooperation organizations established between these nation states."
Buyukanit also said terrorist organizations see nation state as the biggest threat against their survival.
"The aim of terrorist organizations is to harm, shake and then destroy this structure," he told.
Gen. Buyukanit said it is obvious that it is difficult for nation states to fight against terrorist organizations on their own and without any international cooperation.
"Therefore, as nation states, we have to think internationally and take action regionally," he told.
Gen. Buyukanit said, "when we unite the common stance and position that we will set by international thinking with the effective measures we are taking in our own responsibility areas, I believe we can make great progress in fight against terrorism."
(BRC-AÖ)