Turkish prime minister , Ahmet Davutoglu , announced on 14 January that the country ’s security forces had begun a major operation against ISIS in retaliation for the deadly suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on 12 January . Davutoglu claimed that 200 ISIS fighters had been killed in attacks that had struck at more than 500 of the group ’s known positions , although these claims have not been verified . Turkey has previously been accused of failing to do enough to target ISIS . Davutoglu was however keen to show his country ’s fresh commitment , and announced that : “ We will press ahead with our determined struggle until the Daesh terrorist organization leaves Turkey ’s borders , and until it loses its will to continue with its acts that soil our sacred religion , Islam . ” On Wednesday, the P.K.K. struck the headquarters of a police station in a district of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir with a truck bomb, in one of its biggest attacks since the conflict between the Kurdish militants and Turkish state was reignited. In reality however , it is unclear whether Turkey can be involved in conflict on two of its borders ; Turkish forces are stretched as they continue a campaign against the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) , which has escalated in recent months .
Turkish prime minister , Ahmet Davutoglu , announced on 14 January that the country ’s security forces had begun a major operation against ISIS in retaliation for the deadly suicide bomb attack in Istanbul on 12 January . Davutoglu claimed that 200 ISIS fighters had been killed in attacks that had struck at more than 500 of the group ’s known positions , although these claims have not been verified . Turkey has previously been accused of failing to do enough to target ISIS . Davutoglu was however keen to show his country ’s fresh commitment , and announced that : “ We will press ahead with our determined struggle until the Daesh terrorist organization leaves Turkey ’s borders , and until it loses its will to continue with its acts that soil our sacred religion , Islam . ” In reality however , it is unclear whether Turkey can be involved in conflict on two of its borders ; Turkish forces are stretched as they continue a campaign against the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) , which has escalated in recent months .