Erdoğan: "We are a regional power"-12/18/07

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan said: "Today, we can say that no calculations can be made without taking Turkey into account in not only our region but also in the entire world."

Erdoğan spoke after the operation against the PKK: "Today we can say that no calculations can be made without taking Turkey into account in not only our region but also in the entire world."

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan gave intimidating messages to the world after the Turkish Armed Forces' operation against the PKK. Erdoğan said: "Anarchy, terrorism and ideological polarizations have wasted Turkey's facilities, resources and potential for a long time. Our citizens' confidence is being boosted as Turkey is dealing with its problems which have plagued them for many years. Today, we can say, that no calculations can be made without taking Turkey into account in not only our region but also in the entire world."