Erdogan Vows Crackdown on Kurdish Party After Botched Raid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday his government would step up its campaign against Kurdish politicians following a botched rescue operation that resulted in the deaths of 13 hostages.

The government says the captives were executed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK. Erdogan has ordered an expanded crackdown on the group, which has battled for autonomy in southeast Turkey for nearly four decades and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and European Union.