We condemn in the strongest terms the abominable terrorist attack which took place in Gaziantep and present our condolences to the families of the victims and to all our nation and wish a steady recovery for the injured. During a night of henna, in the happiest day of our people, an inhumane act has been carried out targeting our nation’s internal peace and stability.

Before the Gaziantep attack, there had also been terrorist attacks which took place in Diyarbakır, Van, Elazığ, Bitlis, Şanlıurfa and Muş. We would like to stress once more that we strongly condemn all terrorist attacks and lament terrorism regardless of its origin or nature. It is of utmost importance to highlight the necessity for our nation to be united against such attacks which are targeting Turkey’s integrity.

Ayhan ZEYTİNOĞLU         
IKV Chairman