In an exclusive interview, Baykal told Hurriyet that "There can be no nonsense other than expecting from Turkey to participate in this operation that will add to the ethnic division of Iraq and is against the interests of Turkey."
Baykal said, "Turkey is demanded sending troops to Iraq just when firing at U.S. and British troops and firing by the invasion forces to the civilians, escalated." Baykal said that difficulties in Iraq will even increase and "Kurd peshmerges try to change the ethnic sturcure to their advantage, under U.S. protection. For this reason, they attack Turkomans. It is sufficient for U.S. to make a decision to provide stability. "
Recalling that there were 6 thousand PK-KADEK militants in Northern Iraq, Baykal said "U.S. which controls the region did not hand a single militant to Turkey so far."
