In Antalya, Erdogan urges terrorists to give themselves up under penitence law

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said that the nation's fight against terrorism will go on as long as it has to, and called on terrorists to give themselves up under Turkey's penitence law. Speaking at an opening ceremony in Antalya, Erdogan spoke about recent Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) cross-border operations into northern Iraq and soldiers who fell to terrorists. "Thanks to recent successful Turkish security forces operations, Turkey's fight against terrorism has reached a critical stage," he said. "Because of our government's political and cultural measures, the terrorist organization, now isolated both in Turkey and abroad and cut off from its financial resources, is mired in panic and confusion." He added, "I once again call on those who went astray: You have seen that this path leads nowhere. You have reached the end of the road, and so you should leave it before it's too late."