ISTANBUL, January 15. /TASS/. Dogu Perinchek, leader of Turkey’s Vatan Partisi, or Patriotic Party, has proposed establishing a military alliance with Iraq, Iran, Russia and Syria to eliminate the terrorist threat emanating from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which Ankara designates as a terrorist organization.

"We should immediately set up military cooperation with Syria, Iraq, Iran and Russia to eliminate separatist and pseudo-Islamic terror organizations in northern Syria and Iraq," the Aydinlik newspaper quoted the Turkish politician as saying in a statement.

The proposal came after PKK militants attacked Turkish troops in northern Iraq, killing nine servicemen. The Turkish air force carried out several retaliatory strikes, wiping out more than 70 PKK militants and destroying their hideouts, logistics facilities, oil reservoirs and other infrastructure.

Perinchek also called for lodging a protest with NATO and the administration of US President Joe Biden as soon as possible, warning that, from now on, Ankara’s allies will be held responsible for "the first gunshot that will be fired at a Turkish soldier." In addition, he proposed placing US and NATO bases on Turkish soil under the control of the Turkish army while advising Turkey’s parliament to reject Sweden’s NATO membership bid.

The Vatan Party, which takes its name from the Turkish word for "homeland," is not represented in Turkey’s Grand National Assembly, or unicameral parliament. Earlier, the party had repeatedly advocated against ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid and urged the revocation of Turkey’s request to acquire F-16 fighter jets from the United States.