September 24, 2015•Update: September 25, 2015
ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday that the international community did not react to the terrorist organization PKK the way it did to Daesh.
Davutoglu is set to attend a counterterrorism summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in New York on Sept. 29 on the sidelines of a UN general assembly meeting.
"We will mention the importance of the necessity of struggling with all kinds of terrorism with equal determination, during the summit," Davutoglu told reporters at the Esenboga International Airport in Ankara before leaving for the U.S. "For us, terror has neither a religion nor an ethnic identity."
Hajj accident
Davutoglu also addressed the deadly Mecca stampede, in which more than 700 Hajj pilgrims were killed and at least 800 injured on Thursday.
“Later these issues should be handled calmly. Because these accidents are recurring. I hope that Saudi Arabia will gain sufficient experience from these incidents and take necessary steps,” saıd the Turkish PM, stating that the priority remained first and foremost to quell the suffering caused by the accident.
Davutoglu also stated that the entire Muslim world was in mourning over the accident. He also offered his condolences to the Saudi Arabia's King Salman, the crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef as well as to the families of the victims.
“Now our priority is treating the wounds as soon as possible, identifying the deceased primarily and relieving the pain and sorrow caused by the accident.”
He also said the health facilities of Turkey in Mecca were made available to the injured.
The stampede occurred in the town of Mina, located roughly five kilometers east of Mecca, shortly after pilgrims had performed a ritual in which they threw stones at a structure representing the devil.
