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July 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “The activities of the separatist terrorist organization (PKK) in our country and in neighboring countries have been discussed,” read a statement issued after a security meeting of senior Turkish officials in Ankara on Wednesday, chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Hurriyet Daily reported.
The security meeting was held following reports that the Democratic Union of Kurdistan (PYD), the PKK’s offshoot in Syria, had taken over three villages in the north of the country.
“Additional measures to be taken in every field concerning our national security were also discussed at the meeting,” the statement added.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Chief of General Staff General Necdet Ozel, Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay and several other high-ranking officials also attended the meeting on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Turkish military said on Wednesday that its forces killed at least 15 PKK members in a clash near the border with Iraq.
Also on Wednesday, a Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Ankara would close Turkey’s border crossings with Syria until further notice.
The PKK launched an armed campaign against Turkey in 1984 in a quest to gain independence for Kurds living in the southeast of the country.
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