To Matthew from New York...

I'm afraid you are are in confusion in terms. We are not talking about the Kurdish people, whom we live together in peace, but talking about the terrorist groups, lives in mountains like beasts, drug trafficking, killing innocent children in villages, attacking to the soldiers.

And yes, we call "martyrs" our soldiers who lost their lives to defend their countries. I wonder how do you call your soldiers who died in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, thousand of kilometers away from the U.S.

Ali, Istanbul,

Turkish politics and army have been trying to pacifise Kurds and Kurdish guerillas for decates. Cross border military operations, in-land military operations has been going on for years. I wonder when will the Turks and Turkish authorities understand that this problem will not be solved by military methods...If the military options was the right solution, the problem would have been solved 10, 20, 30 years ago. But it hasn't and it got worse..

M Bayram, London,

To the ones who do not see PKK as a terrorist group!
Have your brothers, sisters, children, fathers, mothers, etc been killed by anybody. Our over 20.000 siblings have been killed by PKK, May God Damn it.

Don't you still protest them, poor you!

Celal, Gaziantep, Turkey

PKK and Kurdish people in Turkey are not the same. We are living peacefully with Kurdish citizens. PKK is a terrorist organization and doing harm do Kurdish people in Turkey. All European countries must accept this fact.

ismail hakki, bilecik, TURKIYE

Tahmaz, You say that Turkish soldiers were "Martyred". That means that they died for their beliefs. What beliefs are these? That Kurds are second class citizens, or that all Kurds are terrorists, or that Kurds have no right of self-determination? Or would the belief be that Turks are nice to Armenians?

The Kurds are the World's largest ethnic group without a homeland. The reason they have no homeland is in large part due to the "Great Power" manoevering when the Ottoman empire collapsed. Turkey cannot accept autonomy for the Kurds because they are still trying to come to terms with their loss of empire. If Britain can devolve power to the Scots and Welsh, then so can the Turks devolve power to the Kurds.

Matthew, New York,

I hope Turkish forces go after these PKK terrorists in hot pursuit and teach them a lesson that they will not forget for a long time. If Iraq cannot stop these PKK terrorists from crossing into Turkish territory and killing Turkish troups or civilians neither Iraq nor the hypocrite war-mongers from the US have any legal or moral right to ask Turkey to refrain from responding. I hope Turkey totally ignores what Iraq the US or NATO have to say about this matter and does what is in their own best interest, and that is to go after these PKK terrorists and destroy them once and for all.

Harish Chandra, Bridgewater, USA/NJ

I am suffering pkk attack result has died12 Turkısh soldıers this day. I think many centers will be Turkish troops inclued ıraq territory. Maybe this is playing. MIDDLE EASTERN PROJECT????

ramazan, ankara, turkey

Israel bombs Syria because terrorists are harboured there, not to mention blasts Lebanon to kingdom come for weeks because several rockets were fired from there.

In a world where that is OK, Turkey should have no problem seeking & destroying PKK terrorists in their Iraqi nests.

Z. C-branco, France,

I wolud like to say everybody ; Turkey decide to attack PKK Camps that wasn't witout any reason. That news just one out of thousand...

David Tekin , Cambridge , United Kingdom

When i read the article this morning i hardly stop myself from bursting into tears. 15 days ago 15 Turkish soldier was martyred and this morning same thing happened again.

It is time to respond back. over 20 years , PKK terrorist group has killed more than 5000 soldiers , hundered Turkish citizens including babies and women. It is time to break the silence and do what we have to do.
World's big powers are trying to fall apart the Turkish integrity and they want to carry out , so-called, BIG MIDDLE EASTERN PROJECT.
Passage of Armenian genocide bill in USA aims to claim territory from Turkish eastern part. Terrorist PKK is killing both Turkish citizens and soldiers due to same reasons which is to claim territory from Turkish South Eastern part.

I ,as a high-educated person who has been living in U.K for many years, believe that U.K nation will remain as powerful ally of Turks and support and support Turks against terrorist as always...

Thanks.

Enough!

Tahmaz, London, United Kingdom

This is so funny If they have right to defend themselves against Turkey than they have the power to stop the PKK terrorists in their land also.

Mustafa Kaya, New York, USA/NY

It is Turkey's right to seek terrorists wherever they are, and in this case, under the arms of their Kurdish brothers in Northern Iraq, and the protection of the biggest terror monger USA.

If terrorists, or their supporter USA think they can stop the present mickey mouse islamist government of Turkey, they are making a mistake as the days of this government already look numbered, Turkish people will bulldose whatever operation is necessry to defeat terrorism.

Ali Akademir, Herts,

This violence should stop and Turkish troops should go in Northern Iraq. We lost 25 soldiers in two weeks time because of Kurdish guerillas (who call themselves kurdish workers party!!!!) and it is unacceptable for US, UK or other European countries to comment on such an internal issue. They shoukd talk to the families of such young innocent soldiers who are now dead and understand the sorrow they feel. Israel bombs whole of Lebanon, or kills many Palestinians just beacuse his one soldier is kidnapped and all the so-called strong countries support such an act. Why not show the same support when Turkey is being attacked? This is not fair!

eda, london, UK

The world should understand the causes of the Kurdish people. The recent attack was launched by the Turkish army against Kurdistan workers Party (PKK) which left many casualties including many wounded and missing. The Turkish army should be blamed and carry the responsibilities. Therefore, the Turkish Government must ratify the Kurdish national rights for Northern Part of Kurdistan (South East Turkey). The time has come for the Kurdish people to liberate their country (Kurdistan) from the most vicious regimes on earth like, Turkey, Iran and Syria.

Seîd Mistefa, Sydney, Australia

this pkk dont know ,turkey is how a strong country.
they will understand,when turkey go north iraq.
that is sure.but time will be late.

Gökhan, adana, turkey