It appears as though the Turkish government has mostly mobilized its political, military, and security apparatus not primarily to assist the coalition in defeating ISIS--but to fight the Kurdistan Workers party (PKK)
Joni Ernst: “It appears as though the Turkish government has mostly mobilized its political, military, and security apparatus not…”
On the recordMay 20, 2015
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Ernst criticizes Turkey's focus on PKK over ISIS in military operations.
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