Erdogan condemns Diyarbakir gun attack, says Turkey will 'proceed with fight against terrorism'

Turkey will proceed in its fight against terrorism with determination, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

He was speaking on Saturday following an attack blamed on the terrorist organization PKK in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

President of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, Tahir Elci, and a police officer died after gunfire erupted in the Sur district.

Speaking in the western Turkish province of Balikesir, Erdogan said: “I learned that Mr. Tahir Elci … and one Turkish police officer were just killed in an attack."

“Additionally, some other police officers and journalists were injured."

“May Allah have mercy on Mr. Elci and our martyred police,” Erdogan added.

Erdogan added that Turkey was right to continue fighting against the terrorist organization PKK.

“This incident shows that Turkey is right to fight terrorism. We will proceed to fight against terrorism with determination.”

According to Turkish security sources, Elci had been making a statement to the media about the historic Dort Ayakli Minare mosque, damaged by the PKK in October.

PKK terrorists and Turkish security forces traded fire, as people fled the scene.