Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that terrorist organizations were provoking inter-ethnic tensions between Turks and Kurds.
Leader of the Turkish National Movement Party Devlet Bahceli said a few days earlier that Turks had no problems with Kurds and that ethnic problems were provoked by terrorists.
The Turkish government's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party has been ongoing for over 25 years. The PKK demands independence. The UN and the European Union recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization.
