Turkey's President Erdogan Vows To Make Sure That The Kurds Do Not Seize Northern Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Photo: DHA)

Reuters: Erdogan says Turkey won't let Kurds 'seize' northern Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Kurdish groups on Saturday of trying to grab control of northern Syria, saying Ankara would not allow this to happen.

In a speech in southeast Turkey, Erdogan also blasted Russia's President Vladimir Putin for hosting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad earlier this week, in comments that were his most critical yet towards his Russian counterpart.

On northern Syria, Erdogan denounced the merging of the Syrian town of Tel Abyad last week into an autonomous political structure created by the Kurds.

Update: Erdoğan says Turkey won’t let Kurds ’seize’ northern Syria -- Today's Zaman

WNU Editor: This is what happens when Turkey turns a blind-eye to the Islamic State, the people who are battling them may actually succeed.