Nato is holding an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss Turkey’s military campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish militants.
Turkey was until recently a reluctant partner in the US coalition against IS, but over the past few days it has bombed IS and Kurdish positions.
Turkey is also backing plans for a buffer zone on the border with Syria.
Turkey’s prime minister said he expects his country’s allies to show solidarity and support for its campaign.
Meanwhile Turkish police have continued to arrest suspected members of IS, the PKK and leftist groups – more than 1,000 over the past week.
The US and Turkey are working together on plans to create an “IS-free zone” along the border with Syria.
As well as targeting IS militants, the zone would also allow Turkey to hit positions held by the outlawed Kurdish PKK group.
ref:bbc
