CHP Group Vice President: Turkey should not enter the Middle East swamp 2019-10-07 14:01:11 ANKARA -   CHP Group Vice President Engin Ozkoç, regarding the operation to North and East Syria, said: "Our soldiers should not be pushed into the Middle East swamp for the sake of political future."   CHP Group Vice President Engin Özkoç made a statement regarding the operation to be made in North and East Syria. Özkoç calling on the AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan, said: "Do not push our soldiers to the Middle East swamp."    Özkoç tweeted: "USA opens a space for Turkey with unspesific borders. They leave ISIS to us which they or the UN could not get rid off. We should keep in mind that we are under threat in many fronts. Our soldiers should not be pushed into the Middle East swamp for the sake of political future."